Putin instructed the defence ministry to assume “the function of peacekeeping” in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions Russia has moved tens of thousands of soldiers to regions near Ukraine’s borders EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s military to act as peacekeepers in two breakaway regions of Ukraine, just hours after … Read more
The Biden administration estimates Russia has amassed up to 190,000 troops around Ukraine… EKO HOT BLOG reports that US President Joe Biden has agreed “in principle” to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the crisis over Ukraine. The talks proposed by France will only take place if Russia does not invade … Read more
Western nations have accused Russia of trying to stage a fake crisis in the eastern regions… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine’s president has said his nation will not respond to provocations amid a deadly escalation in fighting in rebel Russian-backed eastern territories. But Volodymyr Zelensky told world leaders Ukraine would defend itself against Russian … Read more
The Russian leader watched the drills from the Kremlin’s situation room… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia, on Saturday, successfully test-fired its latest hypersonic, cruise and nuclear-capable ballistic missiles as part of “planned exercises,” the Kremlin said, as tensions soar over Ukraine. “All the missiles hit their targets, confirming their performance objectives”, the Kremlin said … Read more
The UK also says GRU was almost certainly involved in the cyber attacks… EKO HOT BLOG reports that top US security officials have claimed that Russia was behind a hack of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence and several Ukrainian banks earlier this week. The infiltration was likely “to conduct intelligence and pre-position to conduct disruptive … Read more
Moscow says it is moving troops away from the Ukrainian border after the completion of military exercises… Russia has repeatedly denied planning to invade Ukraine, despite having amassed well over 100,000 troops near the border EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States has said disclosed that Russia’s claim that it is moving troops away … Read more
The US president said Russia had now massed some 150,000 troops on the border with Ukraine EKO HOT BLOG reports that US President Joe Biden has said that a Russian attack on Ukraine is “still very much a possibility” and the human cost would be “immense”. In remarks televised nationally, he said the US was … Read more
More than a dozen nations have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine, and the US has said aerial bombardments could begin… EKO HOT BLOG reports that US and UK leaders have said not all hope is lost for a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis, but warn that the situation remains fragile. In a 40-minute … Read more
Russia has denied any plans to invade Ukraine despite the build-up of some 100,000 soldiers on its borders… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine has called for a meeting with Russia and other members of a key European security group over the escalating tensions on its border. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia had ignored … Read more
The UK, US and Germany are among several countries who have urged their nationals to get out of Ukraine Immediately… EKO HOT BLOG reports that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the “imminent” threat of Russian military action in Ukraine justifies evacuating the US embassy in Kyiv. His words came after Ukraine’s president … Read more
Moscow has repeatedly denied any plans to invade Ukraine despite massing more than 100,000 troops near the border… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia has the troops in place to invade Ukraine “at any time” and American citizens should leave within the next 48 hours, the US has warned. An invasion could start with aerial … Read more
The Kremlin says it wants to enforce “red lines” to make sure that its former Soviet neighbour does not join NATO EKO HOT BLOG reports that US President Joe Biden has called on all American citizens remaining in Ukraine to leave the country immediately due to increased threats of Russian military action. Biden said he … Read more
Russia has repeatedly denied any plans to invade Ukraine despite massing more than 100,000 troops at the border… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia and Belarus have started 10 days of joint military drills amid ongoing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Belarus is a close ally of Russia and has a long border … Read more
US officials believe Russia has assembled 70% of military forces… EKO HOT BLOG reports that French President, Emmanuel Macron has told journalists that President Vladimir Putin assured him that Russian forces would not ramp up the crisis near Ukraine’s borders. “I secured an assurance there would be no deterioration or escalation,” he said before meeting … Read more
Russia currently has more than 100,000 troops massed on Ukraine’s borders EKO HOT BLOG reports that US President Joe Biden has vowed to shut down a key Russian gas pipeline to Germany if Moscow invades Ukraine. Speaking after talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washington, Biden said the US would “bring an end” to … Read more
Russia has massed troops on Ukraine’s border but denies planning to invade EKO HOT BLOG reports that French President Emmanuel Macron has said he thinks a deal to avoid war in Ukraine is possible and that it is legitimate for Russia to raise its own security concerns. Before talks in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir … Read more
Russia is said to have more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia has assembled about 70% of the military capability needed for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the coming weeks, US officials say. The ground is expected to freeze and harden from mid-February, enabling Moscow to bring in … Read more
Russia has denied it was planning to fabricate an attack… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US has claimed Russia is planning to stage a fake Ukrainian attack that it would use to justify an invasion. It alleged Moscow was likely to release a graphic video showing the attack on Russian territory or against Russian-speaking … Read more
The United States will send nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania to reinforce Eastern European NATO allies in the face of what Washington describes as a Russian threat to invade Ukraine, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. Russia, for its part, signalled it was in no mood for compromise by mocking Britain, calling Prime … Read more
Tension is high over a Russian troop build-up close to Ukraine’s borders EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of trying to draw his country into a war in Ukraine. In his first significant comments on the crisis in several weeks, he said America’s goal was to use a … Read more