Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov described the White House’s statement about the US contemplating sending troops to Eastern Europe in the event of an aggravation of the situation around Ukraine as a “provocative signal”. “[…] It is unclear why the US administration is doing this, instead of focusing on ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that the Ukrainian government is escalating the situation in Donbass and does so with the silent permission of the West, the Kremlin’s press service has stated. Putin also stressed that this escalation is taking place as Ukraine is being “pumped ...