⚡Moscow is not ready to transfer the dialogue on security guarantees into the mode of multi-year negotiations, because they will be conducted in parallel with the specific actions of the United States and allies to arm Ukraine and draw it into the NATO military infrastructure, this cannot meet our interests, moreover, it poses a threat, - Kremlin spokesman Peskov
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🇨🇵 Paris, unlike Washington, sees no signs of a possible "Russian invasion" of Ukraine, Le Figaro with reference to a source in the Elysee Palace
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🇩🇪⚡German Chancellor Scholz confirmed the imposition of uniform sanctions against Russia in the event of a military invasion.
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JUST IN – Russia won’t take part in the OSCE meeting (scheduled for today, 15.00 CET) called for by Baltic countries.
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BREAKING – 🇵🇱⚡️Poland’s foreign minister is set to meet with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss tensions over Ukraine and a range of bilateral issues.
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Russian envoy warns of right to counterattack in eastern Ukraine
... not hard to see where this is going.
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... not hard to see where this is going.
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the Guardian
Russian envoy warns of right to counterattack in eastern Ukraine
Exclusive: comments by ambassador to EU will add to fears of ‘false-flag’ operation as pretext for invasion
JUST IN – 🇺🇸⚡US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin travels to Europe.
📅 This week, the head of the Pentagon will visit Poland, Lithuania and Belgium, where he will discuss with colleagues the situation around Ukraine.
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📅 This week, the head of the Pentagon will visit Poland, Lithuania and Belgium, where he will discuss with colleagues the situation around Ukraine.
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BREAKING – 🇬🇧⚡ British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss said a "Russian invasion" of Ukraine is "very likely".
According to Truss, Kiev can be captured very quickly.
The head of British diplomacy also believes that "an unmarked attack" could be carried out in the coming days.
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According to Truss, Kiev can be captured very quickly.
The head of British diplomacy also believes that "an unmarked attack" could be carried out in the coming days.
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JUST IN – NATO expansion is not planned, it is not on the agenda - 🇩🇪 Scholz
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U.S. intelligence officials allege a conservative financial website with a significant U.S. readership is amplifying Kremlin propaganda. Officials said Zero Hedge, with 1.2 million Twitter followers, published articles created by Moscow-controlled media.
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US accuses financial website of spreading Russian propaganda
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday accused a conservative financial news website with a significant American readership of amplifying Kremlin propaganda and alleged five media outlets targeting Ukrainians have taken direction from Russian…
⚠️ JUST IN – On Tuesday, the C.I.A. closed, at least temporarily, its station in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, a day after U.S. diplomatic personnel relocated to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
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NY Times
U.S. Intelligence Agencies Face Crucial Test in Deciphering Putin’s Motives
Knowing the intentions of any autocratic leader is difficult, but President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who began his career as a K.G.B. officer, poses a particular challenge.
NATO frigates tried to conduct electronic reconnaissance of Russian ships during exercises in the Mediterranean, a source told RIA Novosti.
According to him, "as a result, the crews of Russian missile cruisers detected radar emissions from the ships of the NATO determined the parameters of their movement and took them for escort."
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According to him, "as a result, the crews of Russian missile cruisers detected radar emissions from the ships of the NATO determined the parameters of their movement and took them for escort."
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🇺🇸⚡U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has hinted that Pyongyang could continue to test weapons — including a possible long-range missile — amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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🇺🇸⚡US President Joe Biden:
🔹️ The United States and allies are ready for any development of events;
🔹️ Together with allies and partners, we are working along the path of diplomacy;
🔹️ This week I spoke with President Putin;
🔹️ we proposed new elements of strategic stability and security;
🔹️ we will not deviate from the basic principles: each country has the right to choose with whom to be (in the union);
🔹️ at the moment we do not confirm the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian border;
🔹️ Russian troops are on the attack position;
🔹️ American citizens must leave Ukraine before things get worse;
🔹️ we do not threaten Russia, we are not looking for ways to destabilize Russia, Russia is not our enemy, we have long historical ties;
🔹️ Russian invasion will lead to dire consequences;
🔹️ if Russia chooses the path of war, a unified response from the West will follow;
🔹️ this is more than Russia and Ukraine, this is the fate of the world;
🔹️ The United States and our partners are ready to introduce unprecedented sanctions if Russia chooses the path of invasion;
🔹️ The United States does not plan to place missiles on the territory of Ukraine;
🔹️ we sent additional forces to the eastern flank of NATO;
🔹️ more than 150 thousand Russian military are concentrated on the Ukrainian border;
🔹️ we are not looking for a confrontation with Russia;
🔹️ if Russia strikes and American citizens suffer - we will respond.
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🔹️ The United States and allies are ready for any development of events;
🔹️ Together with allies and partners, we are working along the path of diplomacy;
🔹️ This week I spoke with President Putin;
🔹️ we proposed new elements of strategic stability and security;
🔹️ we will not deviate from the basic principles: each country has the right to choose with whom to be (in the union);
🔹️ at the moment we do not confirm the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian border;
🔹️ Russian troops are on the attack position;
🔹️ American citizens must leave Ukraine before things get worse;
🔹️ we do not threaten Russia, we are not looking for ways to destabilize Russia, Russia is not our enemy, we have long historical ties;
🔹️ Russian invasion will lead to dire consequences;
🔹️ if Russia chooses the path of war, a unified response from the West will follow;
🔹️ this is more than Russia and Ukraine, this is the fate of the world;
🔹️ The United States and our partners are ready to introduce unprecedented sanctions if Russia chooses the path of invasion;
🔹️ The United States does not plan to place missiles on the territory of Ukraine;
🔹️ we sent additional forces to the eastern flank of NATO;
🔹️ more than 150 thousand Russian military are concentrated on the Ukrainian border;
🔹️ we are not looking for a confrontation with Russia;
🔹️ if Russia strikes and American citizens suffer - we will respond.
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⚡Russia's envoy to the 🇪🇺 European Union Vladimir Chizhov said there will be no escalation of military action in Ukraine.
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Russia's EU ambassador: Ukraine attack not imminent
Vladimir Chizhov has ruled out an imminent attack on Ukraine. "There will be no escalation in the coming week, or in the week after that, or in the coming month," he told Die Welt.
Russian army, Putin's favoured foreign policy tool
Whether they have been camped out on Ukraine's borders or moving tanks across the vast country, Russia's battle-hardened troops have made the world listen to Vladimir Putin, who wants to redefine European security.
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Whether they have been camped out on Ukraine's borders or moving tanks across the vast country, Russia's battle-hardened troops have made the world listen to Vladimir Putin, who wants to redefine European security.
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🇵🇱⚡POLAND – Prime Minister Morawiecki on the Polish-Belarusian border of the EU: "Today we can see that our sovereignty and independence are also threatened to some extent, because the attack on the eastern part of Europe planned by the Kremlin is also an attack on the eastern flank of NATO."
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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said Russia seemed to be building up its forces around Ukraine, despite Moscow announcing the pullback of more forces from the border.
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BREAKING – 🇺🇸⚡ US condemns Russian bid to recognize Ukraine separatist provinces: Blinken
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JUST IN – Biden is holding a phone call with German Chancellor Scholz today
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