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 […]
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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 […]
NATO: Russia Misleads World About Troops Near Ukraine
Allies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) accused Russia misleading the world and spreading “disinformation” by saying that some of its troops were returning to their bases, and said that Moscow had sent another 7,000 troops near its tense border with Ukraine. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the US embassy in Moscow told a Russian […]
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 […]
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 […]