Even the Russians admit. But they talk about exercises. Large-scale maneuvers in the Black Sea with more than 30 Russian Navy ships in the midst of the Ukrainian crisis. According to the Tass agency which reports what was made known by the information service of the Black Sea fleet, “units” of various classes “of this fleet and others are involved.” The ships, and the troops for coastal defense, of the fleet of the The Black Sea sailed from Sevastopol and Novorossiysk “for” exercises “under the supervision” of the commander of the Black Sea fleet, Admiral Igor Osipov “. The declared objective is” to defend the coast of the Crimean peninsula, the bases of the fleet of the Black Sea, economic infrastructures “from” possible military threats “.
Ukraine, Russia sends warships to the Black Sea for military exercises
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced from Fiji that today he will speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the midst of the Ukrainian crisis. While the telephone conversation between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin is expected in the next few hours.
The capital itself is preparing for possible invasion scenarios. The “City Services” of Kiev “are working to prevent an emergency situation of a military nature. Kiev is a large metropolis and has an extensive and complex infrastructure of crucial support, whose stable operation in an emergency situation is perhaps the most important task “.
Ukraine, joint military exercises for Russia and Belarus
According to a note, the mayor of Kiev, Vitaly Klichko, according to whom “an evacuation plan from the capital” has been approved, with the “number of necessary means and safe areas to accommodate the transferred people”. Klichko spoke of “fuel reserves” and “electric generators installed to operate continuously in an emergency situation”.
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Russia has begun to reduce its diplomatic staff in Kiev. This was announced by the Moscow Foreign Ministry. “Fearing possible provocations by the Kiev regime or third countries, we have decided to optimize the Russian diplomatic staff present in Ukraine”, reads a statement. The United States orders what was already officially yesterday: the evacuation of the embassy from Kiev is underway.
Biden “Get the Americans out of Ukraine, when the US and Russia prepare their weapons, it’s world war”
In Italy, Matteo Salvini returns to speak, the Italian politician considered closest to Russia, together with the five stars. In a tweet, the leader of the League writes: «About 30 billion cubic meters of Russian gas are destined for the Italian market, via Ukraine. Mitigating tensions and avoiding a military escalation is a question of national security for our country “.