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In recent days, increasingly worrying messages have been coming from Washington, with some intelligence sources even suggesting an invasion of Ukraine by Russia early next week or at least before the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. .
« Currently, our enemies’ best friend is panic in our country. And all this information only causes panic and does not help us “, denounced Saturday Volodymyr Zelensky, quoted by the agency Interfax-Ukraine. Whereas disturbing messages, particularly from Washingtonfollow one another, the Ukrainian president judged that there was ” too much “of announcements announcing a ” deep, total war on the part of Russia ». « If you have any additional information regarding a 100% certain invasion, let us know! “, he still insisted.
Non-essential staff urged to leave embassies
Russia hastened to declare this Saturday that its embassy in Kiev would indeed continue to operate normally, unlike various countries such as Israel, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands or the United States which announced the evacuation of their diplomatic personnel from the Ukrainian capital.
A way for Russia to repeat that the extreme agitation around its alleged military intervention in Ukraine is, to say the least, exaggerated in the West, comments our correspondent in Moscow, Julian Colling. « The words of Joe Biden’s security adviser are totally alarmist “, declared the Russian ambassador in Washington, denouncing a propaganda campaign once morest Russia. Late Friday, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry quipped for her part “ hysteria ” which has been taking over the White House for a few weeks, to whom ” we need a war, at all costs ».
« Provocations »
Opposite, we hammer since the beginning of this crisis that no, Russia has no intention of invading Ukraine. On Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of “ provocations during a phone call with his American counterpart Antony Blinken, according to a press release from his ministry. Corn Russia continues to increase military exercises, particularly in the Black Sea, and the movement of its troops to the West. It is therefore difficult to see an imminent exit from the crisis or a Russian retreat, while discussions with the Western bloc are at a standstill.
During this call, the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken told him that the diplomatic channel remained ” opened ” to avoid a conflict in Ukraine but would require a ” de-escalation from Moscow. An invasion of Ukraine would result in a resolute, massive and united transatlantic response added State Department spokesman Ned Price.
