President Biden pledged support in his first phone call to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday after the Kiev government accused Moscow of building up a military threat on its border. US pledges support, but doubts over how deep support really is Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says his country is ready to respond to any provocation as a result of Russia's 'muscle flexing'. “Russian President Putin said (this) not long ago, but this statement is still relevant today, that those who would try to start a new war in Donbas will destroy Ukraine.” “I very much hope that they will not be ‘incited’ by politicians, who in turn will be ‘incited’ by the West, led by the United States,” said Mr Lavrov. “Of course, this would call for additional measures from the Russian side to ensure its security.”įoreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Ukraine military understood the severity of pursuing conflict with the superpower, ominously warning that a new war in the region of Donbas would “destroy Ukraine”. “No doubt such a scenario would lead to a further increase in tensions close to Russia‘s borders,” he said. According to Mr Peskov, a push from NATO would only escalate tensions near the border. Russian officials have already warned the West against getting involved, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisting they would take additional measures if the West sent military aid. “The facts are there, everything is already happening.” Much is not discussed in the media, but we are seeing very bad signs,’ he said.
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Mr Felgenhauer said the closure of pro-Russian TV channels in Ukraine, the threat of arrest and trial of Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchyuk, the arrest of Alexei Navalny, and the fact US President Joe Biden called Putin a “killer” were all pieces of the puzzle in Russia’s latest display of power. He added that Russia was building towards its annual Victory Day parade on May 9 when examples of the nuclear superpower’s arsenal will be paraded through the Moscow streets and Putin will give a keynote speech. In the West, they don’t know what to do about it.” Will it happen or not? Let’s wait and see. RELATED: Huge military buildup on Ukrainian border Worryingly, recent footage has emerged of the Russian military again setting up shop in the regions of Voronezh, Rostov and Krasnodar, on Ukraine’s eastern border.Īs the heat once again begins to rise between the two nations, a Russian military expert has pondered whether the world might is equipped to deal with a new assault on Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin authorised military force which saw Moscow seize Crimea as well as parts of the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine.Īll of these action were preceded by Russian troop build up on the border. Russian officials have been quick to downplay footage of tanks, artillery and as many as 4000 troops mobilising on the disputed border, which has been under the microscope since 2014 when Russia invaded the Crimea region which is internationally recognised as being part of Ukraine. An evolving crisis on the Russia-Ukraine border has Europe on high alert, with a defence watcher warning the situation could descend into a “world war” within weeks if tensions aren’t stemmed.