The Kremlin understands the statements of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the return of Crimea should be a target of Ukraine, as an immediate threat to Russia, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov, according to the Russian news agency Rost. “Speaking in the Ukrainian parliament, Zelensky said that the return of Crimea should be the main […]
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Peshkov: Ukraine’s desire to retake Crimea poses ‘immediate threat’ to Russia
LAST UPDATE: 13.45 The Kremlin understands the statements of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the return of Crimea should be a target of Ukraine, as an immediate threat to Russia, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov, according to the Russian news agency Rost. Zelensky said in front of the Ukrainian parliament yesterday that the “liberation” of […]
Russia has announced the arrest of three Ukrainian spies
Russian security services (FSB) announced today that they had arrested three Ukrainian spies, one of whom was preparing an “attack” with explosives, as tensions between the two countries escalated. The FSB did not specify in which areas or when the Ukrainians who were allegedly spies were arrested. According to a statement from the Russian security […]
Is Russia really preparing for an invasion of Ukraine?
Kiev and its Western allies have been claiming for weeks that Russia has mobilized troops on Ukraine’s border with the prospect of a possible invasion. Moscow denies planning such a thing. As US and Russian diplomats meet today to discuss the issue, five questions follow to better understand the crisis. What happens on the field? […]
Kremlin welcomes President Lukashenko’s recognition of Crimea as ‘Russian territory’
The Kremlin has no doubt that at the appropriate time the presidents of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, will visit Crimea together, said a spokesman for Russian leader Dmitry Peshkov, who described the peninsula as “Russian territory” by Lukashenko. “It is clear that now in Crimea is not the best time for […]
Ukraine: Russia has no right to prevent Kiev from having closer ties with NATO
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Wednesday that Russia had no right to prevent Kiev from having closer ties with NATO’s military alliance and that any security guarantees Moscow might ask the West would be . He also questioned how tough EU sanctions on Russia would be if Moscow launched a new offensive in […]
Secretary-General warns Russia of high price for invading Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg today reiterated his warning that any future Russian attack on Ukraine would come at a high price and have serious political and economic consequences for Moscow. Speaking after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in the Latvian capital, Riga, Stoltenberg said NATO had many ways to deter Russia, including more economic […]
W. Zelensky: War inevitable without direct negotiations with Russia
Ukraine needs direct talks with Russia in order to end the clashes between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists in the Donbas region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today. Zelensky made the remarks in parliament after Kiev, through Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, called on NATO to prepare economic sanctions against Russia and step up its […]
Russia is ‘discussing’ Erdogan’s proposal for a mediator role in Ukraine
LAST UPDATE: 11.48 Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of deploying about half of its armed forces, 125,000 troops, in the Donbass region on the front with pro-Russian separatist rebels who have controlled parts of the Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk since 2014. The statement came from Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, according to […]
Ukraine to NATO: ‘Prepare sanctions to prevent a Russian attack’
Ukraine on Wednesday called on NATO to prepare economic sanctions against Russia and boost military co-operation with Kiev as the country joined the North Atlantic Alliance for talks on how to prevent Russia from launching a new offensive after “unusually large” concentration of troops near its borders. “We will call on the allies to join […]
