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Russia accuses Ukrainian military of attacks on its territory
The Russian authorities seem to have passed the point of no return in the escalation of the crisis around Ukraine.
On Monday, January 21, the Russian Defense Ministry said a Ukrainian saboteur and reconnaissance group and Ukrainian infantry armored vehicles crossed into Russia.
The incident, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, occurred at about 6:00 am Moscow time near the village of Mityakinskaya (Rostov region).
"As a result of the clash, five violators of the border of the Russian …
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Leader of Donbas militants claims battles with Ukrainian troops happening on Russian border
The leader of the pro-Russian militants, Denis Pushilin, said that Ukrainian soldiers allegedly carry out massive shelling of the territories, which are not under Kyiv’s control, and called on the male population of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to take up arms.
"In recent days alone, the artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has fired more than 1,700 mortars and shells on residential areas. We are being hit with heavy artillery, mortars, grenade launchers and …
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Putin convenes Russian Security Council for an emergency meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an emergency meeting of the Russia Security Council. According to Peskov, "this is a big Security Council meeting". "The president himself and other speakers will speak " at the meeting, Peskov said.
Peskov did not provide the reason for convening the Security Council.
"Also, the president has several international telephone conversations today," said Peskov.
"In recent days, the situation in the Donbass has escalated - Kyiv ignores the agreements, …
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'Due to increased military activity near the borders' Russia and Belarus to continue joint exercises
Despite the fact that the joint Russia-Belarus exercises were scheduled to end on Sunday, February 20. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko decided to continue combat readiness check of the joint response forces - as Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin explained, "in connection with the increase in military activity near the external borders of the Union State and the aggravation of the situation" in the east of Ukraine.
According to him, during …
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Estonia delivers Javelin anti-tank missile systems to Ukraine
Amid growing threat of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Estonia has sent the first shipment of lethal weapons to Kyiv. Ukraine has received Javelin anti-tank missile systems, said the Estonian Defense Ministry. It has not been reported how many missiles systems were delivered.
"This is a small step by Estonia in supporting Ukraine, but it is a real and tangible contribution to the defense against Russian aggression," said Lieutenant General Martin Herem, Commander of Estonian Defence Forces.
“At …
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Zelensky: Ukraine may reconsider its nuclear status
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the Munich Security Conference that he would initiate consultations within the framework of the Budapest Memorandum.
If the summit of the countries participating in the Budapest Memorandum does not take place or does not provide Ukraine with security guarantees, the document will be recognized by Ukraine as invalid along with the points that were signed in 1994, the Ukrainian President said.
" The Minister of Foreign Affairs has been instructed …
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Russia accuses Ukraine of shelling its territory
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation said it opened a criminal case due to shelling of border area in the Rostov region allegedly by Ukraine.
"According to the investigation, on February 19, 2022, between 5 to 6 am, unidentified persons shelled the border territory of the Tarasovsky district of the Rostov region from the territory of Ukraine using a multiple launch rocket launcher system," the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement.
The Russian Investigative …
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Russia threatens to deploy hypersonic missiles to its borders
The United States did not give a constructive response to the basic elements of the draft agreement on security guarantees. Because of this, Russia will be forced to take "military-technical measures", said the Russian Foreign Ministry.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, almost all Moscow’s key demands, put forward in December, were ignored.
The Kremlin’s letter said the US did not provide a response to their demands: "It's about giving up the further expansion of NATO, about the …
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Russia to hold exercises of its nuclear forces
On February 19, the Russian Armed Forces will conduct exercises of of the "nuclear triad" (strategic aviation, intercontinental ballistic missiles and missile submarines) under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin, reports the Russian news agency TASS.
"During the exercises, ballistic and cruise missiles will be launched," the Russian Defense Ministry said. The exercises will involve the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation, the forces of the Southern Military District, the …
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Russia expels Deputy US Ambassador
Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow Bart Gorman has been expelled from Russia, reports RIA Novosti.
"Gorman was the second most important official at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow after the ambassador and a key member of the embassy's senior management team," embassy spokesman Jason Rebholz told RIA Novosti. According to him, Washington considers the expulsion of the diplomat as an "escalation" and is considering the possibility of retaliatory measures.
"The American diplomat …