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
Russia has placed an estimated 100,000 troops, tanks, artillery and missiles near Ukraine’s frontiers EKO HOT BLOG reports that there have been angry clashes between Russian and US envoys at the UN Security Council, after the US called a meeting to discuss Moscow’s troop build-up on its borders with Ukraine. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said … Read more
Russia has placed about 100,000 troops, tanks, artillery and missiles near Ukraine’s border… EKO HOT BLOG reports that there is a “real threat” of Russia invading Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned, but it is “very unlikely” British soldiers would be deployed to fight in any conflict. Instead, she said the UK was sending … Read more
Johnson will phone Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days EKO HOT BLOG reports that the UK is considering offering to double its number of troops deployed in Eastern Europe, as ministers weigh up options to increase pressure on Russia amid heightened tensions over Ukraine. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the possible deployment would … Read more
Russia denies plans to invade and says US support for Ukraine is a threat EKO HOT BLOG reports that top US General Mark Milley has said that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be “horrific” and would lead to a significant number of casualties. Gen Milley described the build-up of 100,000 Russian troops near Ukraine’s … Read more
Russia has accused the US and others of “escalating tensions” over the issue and denies it plans to enter Ukraine EKO HOT BLOG reports that US President Joe Biden says he would consider personal sanctions on Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine. Biden said there would be “enormous consequences” for the world if Russia made … Read more
The Pentagon said no decision had yet been made on whether to deploy troops EKO HOT BLOG reports that some 8,500 combat-ready US troops are on high alert to deploy at short notice amid rising tension over Ukraine, the Pentagon says. Russia continues to deny planning military action against Ukraine, despite massing 100,000 troops nearby. … Read more
Russia has denied claims that it is planning to invade Ukraine EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States has ordered the relatives of its embassy staff in Ukraine to leave amid rising tension in the region. The State Department has also given permission for non-essential staff to leave and urged US citizens in Ukraine … Read more
UK ministers have warned that the Russian government will face serious consequences if there is an incursion EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Kingdom has accused President Putin of plotting to install a pro-Moscow figure to lead Ukraine’s government. The Foreign Office took the unusual step of naming former Ukrainian MP Yevhen Murayev as … Read more
Russia has 100,000 troops at the border, but denies planning to invade EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are to hold talks in Geneva later amid mounting fears that Russia could be about to invade Ukraine. On Thursday Blinken warned Moscow of grave … Read more
Moscow denies planning to attack or invade but has built up its forces EKO HOT BLOG reports that US President Joe Biden has said he thinks his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will “move in” on Ukraine, but does not want “full-blown war”. Asked at a news conference about the threat of a Russian invasion, he … Read more