Ukraine demands emergency meeting with Russia and OSCE countries in 48 hours

Ukraine has called for an emergency meeting with Russia and members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), directly accusing Moscow of not sharing information about the mass movement of troops to the Ukrainian border.

In a statement issued on Sunday night (13/2), Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba stressed that Russia ignored Kiev’s request for the Vienna Document, an OSCE text stipulating that there must be transparency between the armed forces of its 57 member states.

“We move on to the next stage. THE Ukraine “convenes a meeting with Russia and all (OSCE) member states within 48 hours to discuss the reinforcement and movement of Russian troops across our borders and in occupied Crimea,” Kouleba was quoted as saying by the Athens News Agency. .

Russia “must honor its commitments on military transparency in order to de-escalate tensions and strengthen the security of all OSCE participating States,” he added.

London is working to provide more military support to Kiev

Britain is working on a package of military support and financial assistance to Ukraine as the threat of a Russian invasion escalates, a government spokesman said on Sunday.

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit Europe later this week to seek support for ending the stalemate with Russia. Although there are no details about the countries that the British Prime Minister will visit, his office announced that it wants to cooperate more with the Scandinavian and Baltic countries.

“The crisis on the border with Ukraine is at a critical juncture. “All the information we have suggests that Russia could plan an invasion of Ukraine at any time,” he said.

The United States and Britain have said Russian President Vladimir Putin could order an invasion before the end of the Winter Olympics on February 20, sparking Europe’s biggest security crisis in decades.

Russia has deployed more than 100,000 troops on its border with Ukraine, has denied Western allegations that it plans to invade Ukraine, and has accused Western countries of spreading false news to distract them from their own aggression.

The same spokesman said Johnson was working with allies on a support package for Ukraine, which would be announced in the coming days.

Britain has been supplying anti-tank weapons and has sent training personnel, despite the fact that they have been ordered to leave over the weekend.

“There is still a window of opportunity for de-escalation and diplomacy, and the prime minister will continue to work tirelessly with our allies to bring Russia one step back from the brink,” he said.

Britain’s support for Ukraine comes as Johnson faces his prime minister’s worst political crisis, with police investigating lockdown party, both on Dowing Street and at his residence. He is being questioned by the police.

Allegations of a breach of the rules have undermined Johnson’s rise to power, leading some members of parliament from the ruling Conservative Party, as well as opposition leaders, to demand his resignation.