Contents tagged with Ukraine
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Kremlin tells Washington to stay away from Crimea ‘for its own good’
Moscow views the U.S. sending its warships to the Black Sea amid the escalation in the Donbas as a "provocation" and warns that they should "stay away" from Russian shores, said the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Ryabkov.
According to him, Russia will continue to "protect the Russian-speaking population" in the Donbas, despite U.S. warnings that the resumption of hostilities in southeastern Ukraine will entail a "payback."
"Any threat only strengthens our conviction that we are on …
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Kyiv: Russia deploys more than 80,000 troops on the border with Ukraine and in Crimea
Russia has deployed more than 40,000 troops on the border with Ukraine and the same number in Crimea, said the representative of the Ukrainian President, Iuliia Mendel, in an interview with Reuters. She noted that the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, sent a request for talks with his Russian President Vladimir Putin but has not yet received a response. "We very much hope that this does not mean abandoning the dialogue," Mendel continued.
In an interview with Interfax-Ukraine, she …
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Russian cities prepare for mass burials as Kremlin amasses troops on Ukrainian borders
Regulations "On the organization of urgent burial of bodies in wartime" began appearing on websites in several Russian cities, underscoring the possibility that Russia is preparing for a large-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russian city councils were instructed to prepare burial sites for those killed during the military campaign.
Among these cities is Cherepovets, where the authorities have begun preparing a local cemetery.
The municipality's statement explains which local agency, in case of …
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Kyiv: DPR head Pushilin intends to ask Putin for military assistance and accession to Russia
The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, intends to address Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future. Pushilin is currently preparing a letter to Putin, reports Dzerkalo Tyzhnia.
According to the publication, there are three versions of Pushilin's letter. Ukrainain Special Services managed to get a hold of the three draft letters prepared by the so-called "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" of the Donetsk People’s Republic.
In the first version of …
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U.S. General Hodges: deployment of Russian troops to Donbas is only a distraction, the Kremlin is preparing a different attack
The buildup of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border is a very alarming signal. Although, the Russian operation can be just used as a destruction, said the former commander of the United States Army Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, in an interview with Espresso TV.
He drew attention to the fact that the transfer of Russian military equipment and soldiers is accompanied by a stream of disinformation from the Kremlin.
"The speaker of the Russian Foreign Ministry, who we call among …
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Kremlin: war in Ukraine can resume any time
Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov believes that a "civil war" could soon start in Ukraine.
Peskov said that next to Russia is a country in which the authorities can allegedly "start to solve the problems by force". According to him, this poses a threat to Russia and therefore the Kremlin has to take certain measures to ensure its security.
According to Peskov, the movements of troops is Russia’s "internal business" that should not cause any concern.
In addition, Putin's spokesman …
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Erdogan refuses to recognize Crimea as Russian and supports Ukraine joining NATO
Turkey is committed to a strategic partnership with Ukraine, intends to expand cooperation with Kyiv in defense and does not recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea, said Turkish President Recep Erdogan after talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul.
"We stand for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. We reaffirmed our principled decision not to recognize the annexation of Crimea," Erdogan said, adding that he also supports the Crimean Platform, Kyiv's …
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Russian troops on the move in Transnistria
A convoy of armoured personnel carriers was spotted near Tiraspol airfield, located 13 kilometers from the western border with Ukraine, reported Nexta.
Officially, there are about 1,700 Russian troops in Transnistria. However, the actual size of the contingent is unknown. These are parts of the 14th Army, which was stationed in the region after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Despite the extremely small area, population and general economic insolvency, Transnistria holds an important …
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Kyiv: Ukraine is not planning an offensive in Donbas
The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Ruslan Khomchak, said that Russia tries to intimidate Ukraine with use of its military force, thereby artificially exacerbating the situation in order to achieve its own geostrategic goals.
According to him, Russia is conducting a disinformation campaign, claiming that Ukraine is preparing an offensive on the Donbas. The purpose of this campaign, Khomchak says, is to discredit Ukraine in the international arena, to stir …
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American warships heading to Black Sea as Russia amasses troops on Ukrainian borders
The U.S., in accordance with the Montreux Convention, notified Turkey that two warships would pass through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles in the direction of the Black Sea.
RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry, that the American warships will enter the Black Sea in a week and will stay there until May 4.
A Pentagon source told CNN the day before that the U.S. plans to send a naval flotilla to Russian shores.
According to him, at the moment, the navy …