The Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday that Kiev, with Western backing, is planning to shell churches amid Orthodox Easter celebrations in southern and eastern Ukraine, and then pin the blame on Moscow. “Nationalist battalions will form more than 70 mobile groups equipped with mortars with the goal to shell ...
The dynamics of the progress of Russian-Ukrainian talks leave much to be desired, the Ukrainian side frequently changes its stance on the agreed upon issues, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Monday. “The special military operation continues. [Russian] President [Vladimir Putin] very recently said that it was proceeding as ...