Russia aims at full control of Donbass, southern Ukraine: general - China.org.cn

One of the tasks of the Russian Armed Forces during the ongoing second stage of the special military operation is to "establish full control over Donbass and southern Ukraine," Deputy Commander of Russia's Central Military District Rustam Minnekaev said Friday.

Report: London Tells Kiev Not to Sue for Peace | Farsnews Agency

(FNA)- Britain wants Ukraine and Russia to keep on fighting until Kiev scores a military victory, a government source cited on Thursday by The Times indicated. London is concerned that Kiev’s other Western allies might push it into settling for peace too soon.

Kremlin Says Crimea Part Of Russia, Will Not Be Discussed With Anyone, Including Ukraine - UrduPoint

Russia will not discuss the status of Crimea with anyone, including at talks with Ukraine, considering the peninsula the Russian territory, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

Ukraine Neutrality, Demilitarisation Key To Ending Conflict: Kremlin - UrduPoint

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart on Monday that the demilitarisation of Ukraine and Western recognition of Russian sovereignty over the Crimean peninsula were prerequisites to ending fighting in Ukraine, the Kremlin said.

Human cost of Russia attack would be immense - Biden - BBC News

A Russian attack on Ukraine is "still very much a possibility" and the human cost would be "immense", US President Joe Biden has said.

Former German Bundeswehr Chief Inspector Against Schonbachs Dismissal Over Crimea Remarks - UrduPoint

Former Inspector General of the German Bundeswehr Harald Kujat said on Sunday that he saw no grounds for a disciplinary action against the head of the German Navy, Vice Adm. Kay-Achim Schonbach, who had stepped down over his remarks about Crimea, and that he was against the resignation.

Ukraine Says Interpol Declined To Issue Red Notice For Ex-Crimean Prosecutor - UrduPoint

Interpol refused to issue an internationally-wanted persons alert after Ukraine requested its help in arresting Natalia Poklonskaya, a former Crimean prosecutor serving as Russia's ambassador to Cabo Verde, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office said on Wednesday.

Le Kremlin se dit préoccupé par la situation dans l’est de l’Ukraine

 

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 Le porte-parole de Vladimir Poutine, Dmitri Peskov, a fait part de la vive préoccupation du Kremlin vis-à-vis de la situation dans l’est de l’Ukraine, dans le Donbass.

UN position on Crimea determined by General Assembly resolutions - TASS

The United Nations defines its approaches to Crimea based on countries' votes on the relevant resolutions in the UN General Assembly, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq told TASS commenting on the words of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko that after the referendum in 2014 Crimea de jure became Russian.

Rusia: "El aumento de la agrupación de la OTAN en el mar Negro supone jugar con fuego"

 

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Foreign Warships in Black Sea Testing Strength of Russian Borders: Defense Chief - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – US and NATO guided missile ships that enter the Black Sea are attempting to test the strength of Russia’s Black Sea coast and southern border protection, Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said on Sunday.

Turkey’s refusal to recognize Crimean Peninsula as Russian is now main thorn in side of partnership between two nations – Kremlin — RT

 Despite blossoming ties between Moscow and Ankara, relations now risk being derailed by Turkey’s decision to back Ukraine’s claims over the status of Crimea, after the country sent its top diplomat to Kiev in a show of support.

Turkish Foreign Minister To Attend Crimea Platform Summit In Kiev - Ankara - UrduPoint

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will take part in the Crimea Platform summit in Kiev, the ministry said on Sunday.

Borrell al Parlamento Ue: "La crisi afghana è una catastrofe, la peggiore dopo quella della Crimea"

 

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Sergey Shoigu: Crimea ‘Always Has Been’, ‘Always Will be’ Russian Land - FARS

(FNA)- Crimea has been and will always be part of Russia, the country’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu stated on Friday, responding to a claim by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the peninsula's return to Kiev’s control is a “matter of time".

The US has no right to lecture Russia over Crimea while it wholeheartedly backs Israel’s illegal occupation of Syria’s territory — RT

 If all are equal before international law, it’s clear some are more equal than others. That much is plain from the fact Washington is driving condemnation of Russia’s reabsorption of Crimea, while defending Israel’s occupations.

ECHR Says Registered Russias Complaint Against Ukraine - UrduPoint

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has registered Russia's first interstate complaint against Ukraine, the court's communique says.

Russian Embassy in the US: West's Attempts to Test Black Sea Borders 'Doomed to Failure' - Sputnik International

Russia is warning Western allies that nothing good will come out of provocations in the Black Sea as any attempts to test Moscow’s willingness to defend its borders are “doomed to failure,” Russia's Embassy in Washington told Newsweek.

US Orders Amphibious Assault Ship into Black Sea After Moscow Warns Tensions Escalating Dangerously in Waters Off Coast of Russia - FARS

(FNA)- American sailors at the helm of a naval landing vessel have charted course for the Black Sea to take part in wargames alongside other NATO forces, the US Sixth Fleet has announced on Thursday, amid fears of conflict in the region.

Ucrania y EE.UU. realizan simulacros cerca de las fronteras de Rusia

 

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