Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Versinin today accused Ukraine in a speech to the UN Security Council of not implementing the 2015 Minsk agreements, without extending to Western warnings of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine. described as “conjecture”. “Do not be blind,” Versinin told his interlocutors, devoting all his intervention to the Minsk agreements, […]
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Kremlin counterattack: ‘Biden statements spark tension’
The Kremlin launched a counterattack against Joe Biden, arguing that the US president’s report on a Russian invasion of Ukraine in the “coming days” worsens the situation. In particular, Moscow condemned US President Joe Biden’s statements that Russia was preparing to attack Ukraine in the coming days, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov telling reporters that […]
Blinken: Russian invasion of Ukraine within days and provocations with ‘chemical weapons’
LAST UPDATE: 19:49 US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken today called on Russia to “abandon the path of war”, describing a scenario of an attack on Ukraine, which Washington considers “imminent”. “I’m not here today to start a war but to prevent it,” Blinken told the UN Security Council, adding that he had suggested to […]
Zelensky: Ukraine does not need foreign troops to face Russia
Ukraine “does not need” Allied foreign troops on its territory to confront Russia, which has deployed more than 100,000 men on its borders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today. “We do not need foreign-flagged soldiers in our territory. We do not ask for that, otherwise the whole world would be destabilized,” he said in an […]
Kosovo fires against Russia: ‘It seeks to destabilize the Balkans’
Kosovo’s president on Thursday accused Russia of using its traditional ally, Serbia, to “destabilize” the Balkans, while the Ukrainian crisis and Moscow’s confrontation with the West remain open. “Today, Kosovo, the Balkans and the whole world are facing dangers from Russia’s aggressive stance,” President Biosha Osmani told parliament in a speech marking the 14th anniversary […]
Britain: Finally the golden visa to wealthy foreign investors, with a view to Russia
British Home Secretary Pretty Patel said on Thursday that the United Kingdom had “closed” the possibility of obtaining a permanent resident visa for any foreign national investing at least εκα 2m in a bid to crack down on fraud and money laundering. money. The media had reported that the UK government intends to put an […]
Russia’s response to US: Use of ‘military-technical’ means if we do not receive security guarantees
LAST UPDATE: 20:15 Russia officially informed the United States on Thursday that it would be forced to respond, even using “military technical means”, if Washington did not negotiate legally binding security guarantees for Moscow, Reuters reported. At the same time, according to the RIA news agency, citing the Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow is willing to […]
Russia has deported the US deputy ambassador to Moscow
LAST UPDATE: 19.58 The U.S. Embassy in the Russian Federation has announced that Deputy Chief of Mission Bart Gorban has been deported from Russia. “We can confirm that Russia has deported Deputy Chief of Mission Bart Gorman, who was the second in the embassy hierarchy and a key member of its team,” the embassy said […]
K. Mitsotakis for Ukraine: We hope for the best but we also prepare for the worst
Noting the strong interest of Greece in the developments in Ukraine, the Prime Minister took a position on the discussions of the “27”, before the Summit of the European Union – African Union. “We had the opportunity, before the start of the EU-Africa Summit, to discuss developments in Ukraine. We reaffirmed our absolute unity, our […]
London accuses Moscow of seeking ‘pretexts for invasion’
British Foreign Secretary Liz Tras today accused Moscow of seeking “pretexts for an invasion of Ukraine”. “Information about Ukraine’s unusual military activity in Donbas is a blatant attempt by the Russian government to fabricate pretexts for an invasion,” Tras, who is due to meet with Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba in Kiev today, wrote on Twitter. […]
