Kremlin refuses to comment on Putin’s alleged order to liberate Donbass before March

Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused on Tuesday to comment on the Ukrainian intelligence service’s recent speculations that Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly ordered Chief of Russia’s General Staff and Commander of the Russian group of forces in Ukraine Valery Gerasimov to liberate the territory of Donbass before March 2023.

Condoleezza Rice, Robert Gates Say Putin Will Retain Donbas Territories

Moscow is set on keeping control of the territories that have voted to become part of Russia amid the special military operation in Ukraine, former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said in a joint article for The Washington Post.

Russian Orthodox leader urges Christmas ceasefire for Ukraine, Donbass

 Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill has called for a Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine and Donbass.

Russian troops strike four Ukrainian command posts – SANA

Russian missile troops and artillery struck four Ukrainian command posts in the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Thursday.

Merkel’s Remarks on Minsk Accords Cast Events in Ukraine in New Light: Serbian President

Ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s statement on the Minsk Agreements is historic and changes the attitude to what has been happening in Ukraine since 2014, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in his address to the nation on Saturday.

Duma speaker urges Germany, France to pay compensation to Donbass residents – SANA

Berlin and Paris should pay compensation to Donbass residents following a recent confession from Germany’s ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel who said the Minsk agreements had enabled Ukraine to get stronger, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Saturday.

Russia’s Ukraine operation came in response to OSCE’s inability to end bloodshed

Russia’s special operation in Ukraine was, among other things, a response to the inability of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to end the bloodshed in Donbass, Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich said, addressing a meeting of OSCE foreign ministers in the Polish city of Lodz on Thursday.

Situation at frontline remains ‘difficult,’ says Ukrainian president

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday the situation on the frontlines remains “difficult” as Russian troops are trying to advance in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions.

NYT Confirms Authenticity Of Videos Showing Russian PoWs Getting Killed By Ukrainians

The New York Times has confirmed that videos circulating online of more than ten Russian Prisoners of War (PoW) getting executed by Ukrainians were filmed in the village of Makiivka at the time of its recapture by the Ukrainian forces.

Many wonder why Ukraine left Skies open at Time of MH17 Plane Crash over the Donbas Conflict Zone

Many people want to know why Ukraine did not close the sky over the Donbas conflict zone at the time of the 2014 MH17 plane crash, which killed 298 people, Dutch lawyer Boudewijn van Eyck, representing interests of defendant Oleg Pulatov said.

US must be held accountable for its acts in Syria and other countries – SANA

The deputy head of the Russian delegation to UN General Assembly’s First Committee on Disarmament, Konstantin Vorontsov, called for punishing the United States for its crimes in Syria and other countries, criticizing the outcry of Washington, London and Paris over the Russian special operation to protect the residents of Donbass.

Two Dead, 10 Injured In Kievs Attack On Civilian Crossing In Kherson Region - Official

 Kherson region government head Sergey Eliseev said on Friday that two people were killed, and ten others were injured, including children and journalists, in Ukraine's missile attack on a civilian crossing of the Dnieper river in the Kherson region.

US Army Veteran Dies Fighting as Volunteer in Ukraine

 In the days since Dane Partridge was fatally wounded while serving as a volunteer soldier in Ukraine, his sister has found moments of comfort in surprising places: first, a misplaced baseball cap discovered in her laundry room, then in a photo of a battered pickup truck with only one tire intact.

Additional forces being deployed to DPR’s Krasny Liman — DPR’s head - TASS

Additional troops are being deployed to the city of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), where fierce fighting with Ukrainian forces continues, DPR’s head, Denis Pushilin, said on Friday.

Putin to residents of new regions: "Welcome home!"

 

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Treaties on accession of Donbass and other liberated territories to Russia signed

Russian President Vladimir Putin and the heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions have signed treaties on uniting these territories with Russia.

US Delusional To Think Moscow Wont Defend Territory That Become Part Of Russia - Antonov

 US politicians are delusional if they think Moscow will not defend the territories that have or may become part of Russia as a result of their residents' freely expressed popular will, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said in an opinion-editorial piece published by the National Interest.

4 Ukrainian regions release results of referendums on joining Russia - China.org.cn

Four regions of Ukraine on Tuesday night released the results of the referendums on joining Russia, which were held from September 23 to 27.

First Results Of Referendum Voting At Russian Polling Stations

The first results of the referendums on the accession of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), as well as Russia-controlled Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions to the country among those voting on the Russian territory.

Referendum on joining Russia starts. Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions begin vote

 

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