Russian-backed Donbass separatists today decided to evacuate these areas, an unexpected, shocking development in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis that the West believes Moscow will use as an excuse to invade Ukraine. The sirens sounded in Donetsk after the separatist authorities of that region, as well as the so-called “People’s Republic” of Luhansk, announced the evacuation of […]
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Ukraine: Russia is trying to provoke our army to attack
Ukraine’s top security official Oleski Danilov today accused Russia of provoking eastern Ukraine in an attempt to provoke the Ukrainian army to respond, but Ukraine will insist on peaceful ways to defuse the crisis, he said. In a joint statement, the Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Irina Verestsuk said that Russia is trying […]
“Russia has placed explosives in infrastructure in Donetsk for provocations,” says Kiev.
Ukraine’s military intelligence service says it has information that explosive devices have been placed in infrastructure facilities in Donetsk controlled by pro-Russian rebels. The explosives appear to have been planted in preparation for a “false flag attack” for which Ukraine will be blamed. “These measures are designed to destabilize the situation in the temporarily occupied […]
‘Russia has mined infrastructure in Donetsk for provocations,’ says Kiev
Ukraine’s military intelligence service says it has information that infrastructure facilities in Donetsk controlled by pro-Russian guerrillas have been mined. The move looks like preparation for a “false flag attack”, “for which Ukraine will be blamed,” Kiev said. “These measures are designed to destabilize the situation in the temporarily occupied areas of our country and […]
Russia believes that negotiations with the West on security guarantees will continue
Russia looks forward to continuing security talks. The statement was made by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, commenting on the results of the meeting of NATO Defense Ministers. “The military-political situation in Europe continues to deteriorate. Russia’s proposals for security guarantees, to which we have not yet received a clear […]
USA: Russia’s cynical maneuver is the evacuation of Donbas areas
The United States called the announcement of the evacuation of areas of eastern Ukraine and the transfer of civilians to Russia a “cynical maneuver”, considering it part of the preparations for a military attack by Moscow. “It is cynical and cruel to use people as pawns to divert people’s attention away from the fact that […]
A Russian invasion would hurt Biden
In Ukraine, the US president relies on diplomacy. His critics speak of him as a weak president. How much does Trump’s “opponent” gain from the current situation? Never since the Cold War have Moscow-Washington relations been as bad as they are today. For weeks, US President Joe Biden has been warning of a Russian invasion […]
Putin orders housing of ‘Donbass refugees’ – Offers $ 129 per person
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the Russian government to provide housing and food to people fleeing the two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as soon as they reach southern Russia, according to Reuters. It is recalled that earlier, Russian supporters announced the evacuation of Donetsk and Luhansk, in a shocking development that the […]
Macron: I welcome Putin’s statements, but so far they have not been accompanied by action
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Russia to end its escalating military operations in Dobas in recent hours and to ease tensions around Ukraine. During a press conference given in Brussels by Em. Macron stressed that “the situation in Donbas is very worrying” and with many victims and called for an end to military […]
K. Mitsotakis at Deutsche Welle on the Ukrainian crisis: There is room for diplomacy
Speaking to Deutsche Welle at the Munich Security Conference, the Greek Prime Minister stressed that in case of escalation, there will be only losers. Question: Mr. President, you are coming from Brussels, there is information about what is happening at the border, on the Ukrainian border, because the information is contradictory. What is your image? […]
