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Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov said early on Tuesday he had received no information so far indicating the possibility of Russia's invasion of his country in the near future.
"As of today, the armed forces of Russia created no strike groups, indicating they were ready to launch an offensive tomorrow," he told Ukraine's ICTV television channel, adding that a scenario of a Russian attack in the near future was also unlikely.
When asked about the likelihood of Russia attacking Ukraine on February 20, the final day of the Olympic Games in Beijing, the minister said the probability was "low."
The West and Kiev have recently been spreading allegations about Russia's potential 'invasion' of Ukraine. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov castigated these claims as "empty and unfounded," serving as a ploy to escalate tensions, pointing out that Russia did not pose any threat whatsoever to anyone. However, Peskov did not rule out the possibility of provocations aimed at justifying such allegations and warned that attempts to use military force to resolve the crisis in southeastern Ukraine would have serious consequences.
At the same time, the Russian Foreign Ministry published the draft agreements between Moscow and Washington on security guarantees and measures for ensuring the security of Russia and NATO member states on December 17. The document was designed to address, among other things, NATO's ongoing 'military development' of the Ukrainian territory. The sides conducted several rounds of negotiations, including a personal meeting between the top diplomats of Russia and the United States, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. During the meeting, Lavrov reaffirmed that Russia had no plans of attacking its neighbor.
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American journalists signed the filming location: " Kharkiv, Russia ".
Is like to say " Guadalajara , USA "
The situation was commented by the Deputy of the Duma of the city of Moscow Andrey Medvedev.
“CNN strongly supported the correction and ultimately reported everything as it should. Kharkiv, Russia. Thank you, we are only for and generally ready, " he wrote in his Telegram channel.
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The CNN television channel in the press release designated Ukraine Kharkiv as a Russian city.I think one should not attach any importance to such instances of geographical ignorance.
American journalists signed the filming location: " Kharkiv, Russia ".
Is like to say " Guadalajara , USA "
I think about 50 per cent of Americans can't even point to Russia on a world map, let alone the Ukraine. The mainstream media are just the cream of that ignorance.
Against the background of the emergence of information that the United States intends to deploy its troops of about 50 thousand people in Eastern Europe, videos of huge trains loaded with armored combat vehicles appeared on the Web. According to various estimates, we are talking about 400-500 units of various armored vehicles: tanks, armored personnel carriers, armored vehicles, etc.In the presented videos, you can see that the trains include more than a hundred platforms with armored vehicles.
On the railway platforms, it was possible to identify the M2 Bradley tracked armored vehicles, the M1 Abrams heavy tanks. Apparently, this is far from all military equipment that is actively being drawn to Texas, from where, according to a series of data, it will be transported in the coming weeks to the countries of Eastern Europe, that is, directly to the borders of Russia.
The Pentagon and Washington have not yet commented on the data on the transfer of significant forces of the US military to Europe, however, according to experts, the active concentration of equipment in Texas suggests that we are not talking about conducting exercises.
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After it became known that Russia was conducting military exercises 240 kilometers from the Irish border and about 500 kilometers from the coast of Great Britain, calls were made in Ireland to sabotage the Russian fleet and interfere in any way with military maneuvers. , that London, and Dublin are considered provocative.
"Irish fishing vessels are planning to peacefully stop the military exercises of the Russian fleet," said Patrick Murphy, head of the Irish Fish Producers Organization, on Tuesday. Military exercises will take place in international waters 240km off the south west coast of Ireland next month. But Irish fishermen say the drills threaten a vital area of marine life and an important fishing region.
According to Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yuri Filatov, the exercises will be "small, maybe three or four ships, no more". Fishermen are not happy. "It's the livelihood of fishermen and fishing families all along the coast here," Murphy told RTE radio on Tuesday. “These are our waters. Can you imagine if the Russians asked to be sent to the Irish mainland to launch missiles, how far would they go with that ?,
- the "Politico" edition reports.
The Russian side has not yet commented on such statements from Ireland, however, shortly before there was information that the UK could soon send its warships to the Russian military exercise area in order to prevent military exercises of the Russian Navy.
“The press services of the State Department and the Pentagon brag almost daily about their efforts to provide military assistance to the Kiev regime. The US authorities are doing this knowing full well that American lethal weapons will end up in the hands of militants and terrorists in Ukraine, "the diplomatic mission said in a statement.
The embassy noted that together with the political and material support of Washington, "the neo-Nazis, in fact, receive carte blanche for provocations and power actions in the Donbass".
In recent days alone, the United States has sent three shipments of weapons to Ukraine by air. The day before, 80 tons of military supplies, including 300 Javelin anti-tank missiles, were delivered to you.
The Russian Permanent Mission to the United Nations said Ukraine was "inundated" with weapons from the United States and NATO, as well as "countless" advisers from Western countries.
The "Deep State" that guides US foreign policy has decided to bring the world to the brink of a major conflict with Russia and is moving Washington characters to attack the Eurasian country.If until a few weeks ago it was believed that the goal of Biden and his administration was to provoke a limited war between Russia and Ukraine, keeping the US and NATO out, to bog Russia into a long conflict and take advantage of it, it seems at the moment that the situation has changed.It is not easy to understand what has happened within the US power elite where there are internal conflicts but it is understandable that the group of warmongering neocons has prevailed and pushes the Biden administration for an all-out war.In this way Washington and its NATO allies are creating the conditions for war between nuclear powers, a criminal plan with unimaginable consequences.
In this phase, false information is spread with the lies of propaganda. News about the imminence of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, denied by Moscow, has alternated since November, along with false information about a Russian plot for a regime change in Kiev, which too has been totally stripped of any foundation. Such lies serve to distract attention from the aggressive actions of NATO forces while concrete information suggests the possibility of a provocation (false flag) by the Ukrainians, trained by the CIA, to have the pretext of an attack by the Ukrainian NATO forces against the Republics of the Donbass.This would be the spark of the war, given that the highest Russian authorities have already warned for some time that they will not allow an aggression against the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk where hundreds of thousands of Russian citizens are present.
American Zombi President Joe Biden speaks, declares and contradicts himself, forgetting what he said a few days earlier. He plays a part that they wrote to him and doesn't show that he is very aware and aware of what he does. His advanced age and lack of mental clarity make him a remote-controlled character from the groups that matter. Biden himself during the week end met with his security officers at Camp David and declared that he was examining "the continuing Russian aggression against Ukraine" which in reality does not exist .
The use of such propaganda constitutes the longstanding policy of the United States and the West against supposed enemies, used particularly in view of hostile and planned actions against them. The same script as always: a propaganda that precedes the war. So it was for the war in Iraq, ditto for attacking Libya, Afghanistan and Syria, etc. We are exactly at this stage and this is not a good sign.Washington's propaganda, picked up by the big media, tends to convince the public, especially the Western and European ones, that Russia is a threat and that Ukraine and Europe must be defended from Russian aggression. In recent history, the aggressors against sovereign countries have always been the US and its allies, but this is a minor detail for the false media.As was the case in the run-up to the Anglo-American war of aggression on Iraq in 2003, there is an orchestration of Western public perception in order to "fabricate consensus" for confrontation, this time with Russia. A technique of systematic lying and falsification (weapons of mass destruction) to convince the public of the need to neutralize the danger with a war.
The incitement to war is exposed and exposed and relies on the paranoia of the countries of Eastern Europe, from Poland to the Baltic countries, always poisoned by resentment towards the great Eurasian neighbor. These countries would like to drag the whole of Europe into a war with Russia and thus favor the US plan for a disconnection of Europe from Russia to avoid the formation of a Eurasian bloc. The old obsession of the Anglo-Saxons that dates back to the time of the British Empire.
On the other hand, on the Russian side, no one knows Putin’s real intentions but, from some rumors, what the Russian president’s next move will be to resolve the crisis with Ukraine in his favor. It is necessary to interpret some statements of his closest collaborators to understand what is maturing in Moscow and, if we analyze the statements and these signals occur, then we can conclude that we must prepare for Russia's official recognition of the independence of the Donetsk People's Republics. and Lugansk.The tough and decisive tone of Moscow, in the latest statements, suggests a decision already taken and everyone is beginning to fear a "great war". In reality, if this occurs, the conflict will take place at the behest of Washington and not Moscow.
It is Washington’s power elite who pursue the dream of unilateral world domination and who abhor the formation of a continental power in Eurasia consisting of Russia and China. It is also Washington that does not tolerate a possible connection between Germany and Russia in energy, economic and political cooperation projects and has done everything to stop them.Ukraine is the perfect reason for the rupture of relations between Germany and Russia and the United States is at stake on this the complete subordination of Germany (and Europe) to the Atlantic axis.
Russia cannot tolerate the West that is sending tons of weapons to Ukraine let alone the NATO military bases installed in that country with missiles aimed at Russian cities and bases in Crimea as in Russia itself, just a few minutes away. flight from Moscow.
This is the factor that will determine Putin's next move on the chessboard. In this political spectacle, while Western propaganda continues to hammer on the alleged Russian invasion of Ukraine, all that remains is the last act, the one that never comes and creates the expectation, the tension. Actually it is Vladimir Putin who leads the game and, having received a written refusal from the West to accept its key demands, we can predict that Moscow will initiate the process of recognizing the state sovereignty of the Donbass rebel republics and thereby guarantee their "Security and territorial integrity".
This decision comes after Moscow has acknowledged the willingness of the US and NATO to continue with the aggressive policy near the Russian borders as well as the rejection of its key demands, done with a delaying tactic that Putin is no longer willing to accept. Putin will be the one to decree the end of the game with all its consequences. A wave of hysterical reactions from the West can be expected and these will be accompanied by other heavy sanctions already announced, the heaviest of those listed, as well as a mobilization of NATO troops and warnings against Russia that will be launched by Washington, by London and Brussels.
Russia will respond in turn with as many countermeasures and the Russia-China-Iran bloc will become increasingly solid to counter the aggressiveness of the US and NATO. The direct effect will be the official and definitive death of the Minsk agreements which Kiev never wanted to fulfill.
The end of these agreements, although concealed by a feigned indignant reaction and condemnation from the West, will be hailed as the lesser evil, better this than a war in Europe. The responsibility of Kiev and the West will be hidden and all the blame will be thrown on Russia.
When asked about the likelihood of Russia attacking Ukraine on February 20, the final day of the Olympic Games in Beijing, the minister said the probability was "low."But high on the probability meter is a false flag during the Olympics.
Russia will be represented by Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Dmitry Kozak, Ukraine - by the Head of the Office (Administration) of President Andriy Yermak. On the eve of the meeting, some information was announced on the issues to be discussed by the political advisers. However, Yermak has already managed to refute some data.
In particular, the day before the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov had told reporters that the topic of the concentration of the forces and means of the Ukrainian armed forces on the front line in the Donbass would be touched upon.
According to Peskov, Dmitry Kozak will bring to his colleagues "Moscow's concern" on this issue.
The Kremlin had previously noted a very high level of threat of an armed offensive from Ukraine.
At the same time, the day before, some media reported that at the Paris talks a date could be agreed for a meeting between the representatives of Kiev and the heads of the Donbass republics for direct negotiations.
The Deutsche Presse-Agentur news agency wrote about it in particular, citing sources at the Elysée.
This message has already been answered in Kiev. The head of the Office (administration) of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak was quick to refute this information.
"There are no direct negotiations with the separatists and there won't be," he said.
“We will talk about the restoration of the full ceasefire regime, which, unfortunately, operates with major violations. We will talk about humanitarian issues, the opening of checkpoints and the future of the Normandy format, "Ukrainian media said, quoting Yermak.
Andriy Marochko, LPR Army Lieutenant Colonel, commented on the statement by the head of the Ukrainian Civic Chamber, expressing the assumption that today's meeting in Paris was ineffective due to Ukraine's position.
“I would like to remind you that one of the key points of the Minsk agreements are direct negotiations between Ukraine and Donbass, so until Kiev becomes aware of this fact, there is no point in counting on a constructive one.
Furthermore, we must not forget that Ukraine's implementation of the Paris agreements at the end of 2019 has not yet begun, "Marochko stressed in his Telegram channel.
It should be noted that the last time the face-to-face negotiations of political advisers in the Normandy format took place just over a year ago, on January 12, 2021, in Berlin. Subsequent meetings took place via videoconference.
Former President of Ukraine, the Clown Petro Poroshenko was summoned for questioning at the State Investigative Bureau (SBI) on January 31.
"The next time the SBI investigator expects Petro Poroshenko at 11 am on January 31, 2022," the agency's website read in a statement published on January 26.
The State Investigative Bureau noted that Poroshenko complied with the court's decision regarding the transfer of a Ukrainian citizen's passport to travel abroad and a diplomatic passport only on January 24 " after public coverage that he ignored the court decision "and called on the former president " to stop manipulating public opinion. "
“Also, at 16:00 on the same day, Petro Poroshenko was summoned to the State Investigation Bureau for questioning as a suspect. To create the appearance of fulfilling the duties assigned to him by the court, the suspect reported to the State Investigation Bureau, but quickly left the premises without waiting for the investigator.
At the same time, his team managed to shoot a video that no one was waiting for them at the State Bureau of Investigation, even though the lawyers knew for a fact that the investigator would come to them in minutes, "the office added. .
The department recalled that Poroshenko is suspected of committing crimes under the articles on treason and promoting the activities of a terrorist organization (part 2 of article 28, part 1 of article 111, part 2 of article 28, part 1 of article 258-3 Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Recall that on January 19 the Pechersky District Court of Kiev chose Petro Poroshenko a measure of restraint in the form of a personal obligation and assigned him a number of tasks.
Subsequently, the Attorney General of Ukraine Irina Venediktova promised to appeal against this court decision. The appeal has already been filed.
Prosecutors insist on the arrest of Poroshenko with the alternative of paying a bail of 1 billion hryvnia.
In a later press conference, Biden explained he had to cut things short because, “You guys will ask me all about Russia.” He appears days from pulling his pants down to show reporters the electrodes White House chief of staff Ron Klain has probably attached to his testicles by now.
This, in turn, spurred a Western response via the “Maidan revolution,” really a U.S.-backed coup, in which Yanukovich was replaced with someone more suitable to our foreign policy geniuses. “Yats is our guy” is how our current undersecretary for political affairs Victoria Nuland put it, insisting that Arseniy Yatsenuk be Ukraine’s next leader, even though Ukrainians might have preferred former boxer Vitaly Klitschko. When apprised some of the E.U. countries were uncomfortable with a coup, Nuland famously said, “Fuck the E.U.” Forget gunboats, here was F-bomb diplomacy!I was so gratified to learn how astute, gracious, and gentile U.S. diplomats are!!!
Another excellent article at ZeroHedge today by Nauman Sadiq entitled "Ukraine Crisis: How Deep State Created Biden-Putin Rift?" [Link]
Comment: In the meantime, however, US/NATO military forces are behaving as though an invasion by Russia is imminent! See also: