The Russian President, Vladimir Putinwill conduct exercises with ballistic and cruise missiles this Saturday amid escalating tensions between Moscow and the West, which fears a Russian invasion after the concentration of some 150,000 troops near the borders with Ukraine. “On February 19, 2022, under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir […]
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Russia agrees to a meeting between Blinken and Lavrov next week, according to the US
Government Russian has accepted the proposal launched by the Secretary of State for USAAntony Blinken, to meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, next week to prepare a summit between the two countries, with the aim of lowering the tension around Ukraine, reported Blinken’s spokesman, Ned Price. Watch this: Nicolás Maduro gives “all his support” […]
The US details in the UN the alleged Russian plans to invade Ukraine
United States detailed before United Nations the alleged plans of Russia to justify and imminently launch an invasion of Ukrainewhich would include the taking of Kiev, accusations that Moscow considered unfounded and dangerous. In a last-minute move to underscore the seriousness of the crisis, the head of US diplomacy, Antony Blinken, traveled to New York […]
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other at the UN of breaching the Minsk agreements
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin accused Ukraine this Thursday at the UN Security Council of failing to comply with the 2015 Minsk agreements, the same accusation made by the Ukrainian ambassador to the UN. “Don’t be fooled” by these “superfluous speculations,” Vershinin said of statements by top officials of Western powers warning Russia against […]
NATO warns of the staging of attacks to justify a Russian invasion of Ukraine
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has expressed concern that Russia may stage an attack to provide a justification for invading Ukraine, while the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatist militias accuse each other of carrying out attacks that violate the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. “We are concerned that Russia is trying to stage a pretext […]
Europe’s crowded LNG terminals have limited space for more gas
Europe’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals have limited capacity to absorb additional supply from the United States or other major producers should Russia cut off gas supplies if it invades Ukraine. Fears have grown in recent days that Russia, which supplies about a third of Europe’s gas, is preparing to invade Ukraine, which could disrupt […]
Boris Johnson accuses Russia of trying to ‘discredit’ Ukraine by bombing a school
Updated on 02/17/2022 10:55 am British Prime Minister Boris Johnson accused Russia of wanting to “discredit” Kiev to justify an invasion, after a nursery school was hit by a shell in eastern Ukraine, the scene of a conflict with pro-Russian separatists. “A nursery school was bombed in an operation designed to discredit Ukrainians, designed as […]
Russia says it will be forced to use military-technical measures if the US does not give in
Russia will be forced to react through “military-technical” measures in case there is no willingness on the part of the United States to negotiate security guarantees in Europe, the Russian Foreign Ministry has warned. “In the absence of a willingness on the US side to negotiate firm and legally binding guarantees to ensure our security […]
Ukraine and pro-Russian militias accuse each other of violating the ceasefire in Donbas
The Ukrainian government and the pro-Russian separatist militias supported by the Russian government of Vladimir Putin accused each other of violating the ceasefire regime in eastern Ukraine, where they have been fighting for almost eight years in a conflict that has taken more of 14,000 lives. In Brussels, the high representative of the European Union […]
Venezuela hopes to expand bilateral cooperation with Russia with 20 agreements
The Oil Minister of the Chavista regime in Venezuela, Tarek El Aissami, held a meeting in Caracas with the Vice President of Russia, Yuri Borisov, to whom he expressed his desire that both nations be able to expand their cooperation, which is currently held with 20 agreements in different areas. “This meeting has allowed us […]