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Minsk Agreements Were a Ruse That Gave Kiev Time to Rearm, Ukraine’s Ex-President Admits
The admission confirms suspicions expressed last March by Viktor Yanukovych, the former Ukrainian president ousted in a Washington-backed coup in 2014, that Kiev and its American masters were responsible for the failure of the 2015 Minsk Peace Agreements and the escalation of the Donbass crisis into a full-blown Russia-Ukraine conflict. The post Minsk Agreements Were a Ruse That Gave Kiev Time to Rearm, Ukraine’s Ex-President…
Belarus begins joint drills with Russia – BBC News
Belarus has begun carrying out joint air force drills with Russia. The exercises will last two weeks – and come following concerns that Moscow may be pressuring Minsk to join the war in Ukraine. The Belarusian defence ministry has said it is preparing for possible combat missions. It comes after 35 people have been confirmed dead in Dnipro, Ukraine, following a Russian missile strike on…
Belarus, Russia to start ‘defensive in nature’ air force drills
Belarus has said the joint air force drills it will begin with Russia on Monday are defensive in nature, but the exercises are taking place as concerns grow that Moscow is pushing Minsk to join the war in Ukraine. “The exercise is purely defensive in nature,” said Pavel Muraveyko, first deputy state secretary of the Belarusian Security Council, according to a post on the Belarusian…
Moscow outlines plans for joint force with key ally
The Russian-Belarusian military grouping was created to ward off a potential invasion, a senior diplomat explains The joint Russian-Belarusian military force performs a solely defensive role, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said on Saturday. The diplomat also dismissed any speculation that it could be deployed in the Ukraine conflict. Speaking to RIA Novosti, Galuzin noted that “the task of the joint Russian-Belarusian group of…
Germany should do business with Russia again – Scholz
After Moscow loses in Ukraine, the German chancellor explained Once Russia ends the conflict in Ukraine, it should be given a chance to do business with Germany again, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday. He repeated that Moscow must and will not win, however. A Russian government that ends the hostilities “needs a chance to restart economic cooperation, in another time when this is…
Ukraine shells Donetsk with US-made HIMARS – mayor
The attack targeted residential areas of the city, leaving several houses heavily damaged or destroyed The Ukrainian military shelled residential areas of Donetsk late on Saturday, heavily damaging or completely destroying multiple houses. According to preliminary information, Kiev’s forces used various rocket artillery in the attack, including US-supplied HIMARS systems, the city’s mayor Alexey Kulemzin said. Footage from the scene shows several houses destroyed during…
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After meeting China's leader Xi Jinping, Antony Blinken says both sides agree that difficult discussions are essential to avoid "any miscalculations." [...]
