despite signs of relaxation, mistrust remains in place

The images of armored vehicles loaded on a train have been looping since the morning of Tuesday, February 15. Moscow thus intends to show that some of the 100,000 soldiers deployed on the Ukrainian border have finished their maneuvers. This is the first sign of relaxation since the start of the crisis. “Do we want a war or not? Of course not. This is why we have put forward our proposals for a negotiation process“, said Vladimir Putin.

Faced with these contradictory signals sent by the Russian president, the Ukrainian population no longer knows on which foot to dance. In the city of Poltava, where we have been living for weeks under the Russian threat, we are preparing for a possible attack, with military and medical equipment. For his part, US President Joe Biden welcomes progress, but says he expects more from his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. And for good reason: Russian forces are still numerous on the Ukrainian border.