German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected Monday, February 14 in Kiev and Tuesday in the Kremlin to continue diplomatic efforts to defuse the threat “critical” of Russian invasion of Ukraine. This crisis Russian-Western movement is on a scale not seen since the end of the Cold War.“We expect immediate signs of de-escalation from Moscow”said Olaf Scholz in a tweet, believing that“a new military aggression would have serious consequences for Russia”. Follow our live.
“Last chance” to achieve peace. Olaf Scholz’s trip to Moscow is “probably the last chance” to obtain peace, judged Sunday evening the ambassador of Ukraine in Germany Andrii Melnik, on the German channel Bild TV. “We have the feeling that a war is becoming more and more inevitable”you have to prepare “at worst”he said.
A climbing weekend between Russians and Westerners. Since Friday evening, the escalation has continued and even accelerated, as the United States has said it fears an invasion “imminent” of Ukraine and that Germany considered the situation “critical”.
Joe Biden invited to Kyiv. US President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky have agreed to continue the “diplomacy” and the “deterrence” against Russia, during a telephone conversation of about 50 minutes on Sunday. The Ukrainian president also invited Joe Biden to visit his country.
Canada withdraws troops from Ukraine. The Canadian government has decided to “temporarily relocate” elsewhere in Europe some of its military personnel stationed in Ukraine. This temporary repositioning “elements” of its contingent assigned to the training of the Ukrainian army “does not mean the end of the mission“Canadian soldiers,” the Department of Defense said in a statement.