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In the Russian-occupied People’s Republic of Donetsk (Ukraine), residents hold their breath as the German chancellor visits Kiev on Monday (February 14th).
Tension is still very high between Russia and NATO. In the People’s Republic of Donetsk (Ukraine), occupied by Russia, there is a real discrepancy between the vindictive statements, the tension on the international scene, and the situation in the Donbass, where there is no panic. On Sunday February 13, in a village bordering the front line, the inhabitants said they were tired by eight years of conflict, although the last days were rather calm. Everyone holds their breath for now.
The diplomatic ballet resumes on Monday, February 14, with the arrival of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Kiev (Ukraine), he will go to Moscow (Russia) tomorrow. A high-risk mission, when he threatened Russia with immediate economic sanctions in the event of an invasion of Ukraine, explains the journalist from France Télévisions, Luc Lacroix.
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