The war in Ukraine on the menu of the Munich security conference. More than 150 government representatives will meet on Friday, February 17, for this high mass devoted to international security issues which is held each year in the Bavarian capital. No Russian official has been invited this year. Follow our live.
More penalties to come. Washington and its allies are preparing the adoption of“a new big package of sanctions” “around February 24”, announced Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs. These sanctions will target people, tighten banking restrictions and affect third countries allowing Russia to circumvent sanctions, she said.
The risk of a new offensive. After a year of fighting that has claimed tens of thousands of victims on both sides, NATO is apprehensive of a new Russian offensive. “We have to be prepared for the long term, it can last for many, many years”warned Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with AFP.