Month: February 2022
Moscow says the current situation is the result of years of failed talks to end the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine after the 2014 coup in Kiev
Russia began striking military targets in Ukraine early on Thursday morning, days after recognizing the independence of the two breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. Moscow insists it is protecting the people of the Donbass from Kiev’s aggression, and that it was forced to resort to military means after Ukraine abandoned diplomacy in its civil conflict in the east. …
White House vows to sanction Putin (Full show)
Ukraine has begun deploying rocket artillery inside civilian neighborhoods of major cities, the Kremlin claimed on Friday. Meanwhile, the White House says Russian President Vladimir Putin and FM Sergey Lavrov will be sanctioned, along with members of Russia’s national security team. RT senior writer Nebojsa Malic joins to share his insights. Then RT’s Paula Slier reports from London on new sanctions against Russia issued by the UK, “the largest that Russia has ever seen,” …
How NATO gave Ukraine ‘false confidence’ to ignore Russia’s warnings
In recent weeks, the US and other NATO countries sent weapons to Ukraine and trained the country’s military while explicitly refusing to close the door to Ukraine’s membership in the military alliance. Russia’s ongoing military operation in Ukraine after months of diplomatic breakdown will cease if Ukraine agrees to demilitarize and to set a neutral course between Russia and NATO, the Kremlin has communicated. …
