donbass

France & Germany rejected Russian plan for peace in Donbass, diplomatic cables reveal

On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry published a series of cables exchanged with its counterparts in Paris and Berlin. The…

3 years ago

Kremlin says US & Russia agree Ukraine must give Donbass special autonomous status as Nuland hails productive meeting in Moscow

That’s according to Dmitry Kozak, the Kremlin’s deputy chief of staff, who spoke to the media after a meeting in…

3 years ago

Jailed Belarusian activist Protasevich spent Donbass War with Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, but was it as a soldier or journalist?

That’s according to multiple sources, who have revealed that the Belarusian spent a long time with the Ukrainian militia. However,…

3 years ago

US & NATO allies harming potential Donbass peace by giving more money, weapons and support to Ukrainian army, says Russian FM

Speaking to Moscow newspaper Argumenty i Fakty in an interview published on Monday, Sergey Lavrov expressed the opinion that investment…

3 years ago

Amid increased tensions in Donbass, Putin invites Ukrainian President Zelensky to Moscow for discussions on ‘bilateral relations’

Speaking before talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday, Putin said Zelensky should first discuss the problems of Donbass…

3 years ago

Ukrainian President Zelensky proposes face-to-face meeting with Putin in war-torn Donbass & emphasizes Western support for Kiev

Speaking during a public address on Tuesday night, Zelensky urged the restoration of the ceasefire agreed to in 2014 in…

3 years ago

Donbass crisis: Domestic political battles in Kiev, Moscow & Washington could see Ukraine & Russia stumbling into war nobody wants

All countries have a lot to lose from a war, and unpredictability is an important factor as a series of…

3 years ago

If Ukraine launches a full-scale war in Donbass, Russia will be forced to defend its citizens, says Putin’s deputy chief-of-staff

Speaking on Thursday, Kozak claimed that a ramping-up of the conflict would lead to the end of Ukraine, with the…

3 years ago

Moscow holds emergency talks with US over fighting in Donbass as Ukraine says NATO exercises will train troops for war with Russia

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told reporters on Tuesday that “we have had contact with the US administration on…

3 years ago

Kremlin says situation in Donbass ‘frightening’ as Ukraine calls on NATO & Washington for support in event of conflict with Russia

Speaking to journalists on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that a series of military clashes in the Donbass region…

3 years ago