While all signs suggested Russia was on the brink of invading, the United States and its allies said they would use every diplomatic opportunity to dissuade…
The defence ministry said the decision was taken because of military activity near the borders of Russia and Belarus as well as the situation in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko watch training launches of ballistic missiles as part of the Grom-2022 Strategic Deterrence Force exercise, from the situational centre of the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow on February 19, 2022.
Tanks during joint exercises of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus as part of an inspection of the Union State’s Response Force, at a firing range near Brest.NATO says Russia could use the troops as part of an invasion force to attack Ukraine. Moscow denies any such intention.Article content Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the repeated warnings by the West that Russia was about to invade were provocative and could have adverse consequences, without giving details.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the West should impose some of the sanctions now, rather than waiting for an invasion.
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