Russia's military has said Ukrainian military saboteurs had tried to enter Russian territory in armed vehicles, an accusation dismissed as"fake news" by Kyiv amid Western accusations that Moscow could fabricate a pretext to invade.Ukraine and its Western allies have been saying for days that Moscow could manufacture a pretext to invade Ukraine with a huge force it has massed on the border.
An adviser to Mr Macron told Reuters that Mr Macron had put the proposal to Mr Putin at Mr Biden's request. European financial markets were tumbling on Monday at signs of increased confrontation, after having briefly edged higher on the glimmer of hope that a summit might offer a path out of Europe's biggest military crisis in decades.
Nerves frayed further when Moscow's close ally Belarus announced on Sunday that Russia would extend military exercises there. The incident occurred 150 metres from the border between Russia and Ukraine, Interfax cited the FSB as saying.Leaders of separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine ordered civilians to leave for Russia last week, citing what they said was an escalation in tensions on the front line with Ukraine's army.
The letter, which came as Washington warned of an imminent invasion by Russian troops massed near the Ukrainian border, says the United States is"deeply concerned" and warns of a potential"human rights catastrophe." Oil prices fell, Asian share markets pared losses and Wall Street futures rallied as the glimmer of hope for a diplomatic solution emerged."But if Biden and Putin did meet, they should invite to join," he said in a message posted to Twitter.
Mr Blinken said yesterday that the extension of the exercises in Belarus, bordering Ukraine to the north, made him more worried that Russia was on the brink of an attack.
It's time for homophobic warmonger Putin to leave the stage
Everytime the Democrats get into power in the states they wage war & Use Nato like a well trained rat.
Trump, Russia's new advisor on 'fake news'
Ah sure the west never created a false flag operation in their lives 🤔
If it were true im sure they would parade the bodies as proof
And Russian bot accounts tweeting here to amplify the propaganda.
The US are literally the ones fabricating pretexts to sell their weapons to Ukraine. RTÉ is not real journalism anymore, just copy-cat American tripe.
You like America did for basically every war they entered
Those pesky Ukrainians trying to defend themselves