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14 February 2022
It is a bit surprising that the Russian government has made the issue of Ukraine's membership in NATO the subject of major political debates, as this issue is not on the agenda right now, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said.
Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin has said that there are no risks and threats to Ukraine from Belarusian territory, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has said.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that no one can deprive Ukraine of its sovereign right to join NATO.
Activists in Kyiv have called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz not to try to persuade Ukraine to capitulate, demanding that he impose sanctions on Putin's agents of influence in Germany.
Ukraine's course foe joining the EU and NATO remains a priority for the country, Ukrainian presidential press secretary Serhiy Nykyforov has told Ukrinform.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has said that a remark by Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Kingdom Vadym Prystaiko about Ukraine's alleged readiness to consider refusing to join NATO in order to prevent war with Russia was taken out of context.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a Sunday call with U.S. President Joe Biden invited him to visit Kyiv in the coming days and assured that the Ukrainian capital and other cities are under reliable protection, according to the Ukrainian president's press service.
11 February 2022
Russia has mobilized 85 heavily armed battalion tactical groups on Ukraine's borders, according to Ambassador Michael Carpenter, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OSCE.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of Poland Andrzej Duda in a phone conversation discussed diplomatic efforts on de-escalation.
10 February 2022
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed Russia's military build-up around Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelensky during a telephone conversation.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that the next few days could be the most dangerous moment in the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
09 February 2022
The Weimar Triangle countries (Poland, France, Germany) call on the Russian authorities to de-escalate the situation around Ukraine's borders and to have a meaningful dialogue with the West.
Russia was initially interested in allied relations with the new Europe, but in the years since the onset of Putin's rule, it has made a dramatic shift
Diplomacy has to be backed by a strong military capability
Spain, along with the European Union, is ready to impose sanctions on Russia should it launch a new attack on Ukraine, but it believes that diplomatic efforts should be focused on resolving the Kremlin-created crisis.
The West must preserve peace and defend Ukraine – an ally that is not a member of NATO and the EU – from the aggressive actions of Russia.
In the short term, the United States should thwart and deter the Kremlin's revisionist foreign policy, which seeks to weaken NATO and the EU and restore Russian hegemony in Eurasia, the Atlantic Council has said in a report "Global Strategy 2022: Thwarting Kremlin aggression today for constructive relations tomorrow."
At a meeting with his Polish counterpart for National Defense Mariusz Blaszczok, British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said that London and Warsaw will defend NATO's open door policy and Ukraine's sovereignty.
08 February 2022
A group of large landing ships of the Russian Navy is passing through the Bosporus and Dardanelles from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea.
The Slavkov format member states – Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia – stand firmly on Ukraine's side.