Updated on 02/16/2022 12:27 pm Intelligence service officials U.S they accused a conservative financial news site called Zero Hedge, which has a significant American readership, of amplifying Kremlin propaganda and alleged that five Ukrainian-targeted media outlets have been instructed by Russian spies. Officials said the Zero Hedge website, which has 1.2 million Twitter followers, published […]
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Russian Defense Ministry says its tanks return to permanent barracks after bordering Ukraine
Tank units from the Russian West military district, bordering Ukraine, are heading to their permanent locations after completing their participation in scheduled military exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported today. The tanks and armored vehicles, in a number that was not communicated, were loaded on railway platforms that were directed towards the usual barracks, located […]
In the midst of the Ukrainian crisis, Vladimir Putin alone at his table and in his bubble
Oval or rectangular, a very long table stands between Vladimir Putin and his interlocutors, a health precaution that reinforces the impression of a Russian president oblivious to the world, in the midst of the Ukrainian crisis, and that fuels jokes on the internet During an interview Tuesday in the Kremlin, Putin and German Chancellor Olaf […]
Russia says it is withdrawing some troops; Ukraine and the West want evidence
Russia’s government announced that some of its troops were returning to their bases after exercises near Ukraine and scoffed at Western warnings of an impending invasion, but the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said it had yet to see no evidence of a de-escalation that can avoid a conflict. Russia did not say how many […]
Russia and China reach 30-year gas supply deal with new pipeline
Vladimir PutinRussia’s president, announced new Russian oil and gas deals with China worth an estimated $117.5 billion, vowing to boost Russian exports from the Far East at a time of heightened tensions with European customers over Ukraine. Russia, already Beijing’s third-largest gas supplier, has strengthened its ties with China, the world’s largest energy consumer, reducing […]
WTI oil falls to 93.46 dollars this Tuesday, February 15
The futures of Petroleum They fell back from seven-year highs on Tuesday as Russia said some troops were returning to bases after military exercises near the Ukrainian border, which could temper fears of an invasion. At 0912 GMT, US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down $2.00, or 2.1%, at $93.46, while Brent crude was […]
Ukrainian forces train for combat in Chernobyl ghost town
The roar of machine guns echoed through the abandoned buildings of Pripyat, in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, where soldiers of the Ukrainian National Guard carried out urban combat exercises. The training held at one of the most radioactive sites on the planet was done amid fears of a potential Russian invasion. The Russian government has […]
What does the 2015 Ukraine peace agreement say?
A peace deal for the never-ending separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine has come back to the fore after Russia moved troops along the country’s border and concerns mounted over a Russian invasion. Leading officials from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany met last week in Berlin to discuss how to implement the agreement signed in 2015 […]
Russian mercenaries with links to spies increase their presence in Ukraine, according to Western sources
Russian mercenaries with links to Russian government intelligence agents have increased their presence in Ukraine in recent weeks, fueling fears among some members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that Russia is trying to put together a pretext for an invasion. three senior Western security sources said. The sources said that in recent weeks […]
EU says it has a range of responses to any Russian move in Ukraine
The European Union (EU) is preparing various responses to any new moves by Russia to destabilize Ukraine, but the bloc does not know exactly what Moscow plans to do, a senior EU official said. The official said that the US talks with Russia “were not bearing much fruit”, but that the dialogue with President Vladimir […]