Russian army on alert as top military commander issues WW3 threat

Vincent Martin (rugby union)french rugby union player

I'm not Ukrainian but I recognise the great danger they are in,

68-year-old Briton Martin Vincent told AFP

We can't turn a blind eye on the war just because Trump wants peace,

added Robinson, referring to recent diplomatic talks between the US and Russia on the future of the war that have sidelined Kyiv and its European backers

We cannot abandon them it's a duty for the UK to stand up with Ukraine,

the protestor added

I feel so homesick and so vulnerable right now. I don't know If I'll be able to come back to my country,

said Nataliya, wearing a floral crown in the yellow and blue of the Ukrainian flag

Ukraine defends peace for the entire Europe", ... If Ukraine falls, war will come to your house".

At the rally, one sign read

During the meeting, we also addressed the maintenance and repair of German-made military equipment currently in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine,

Syrskyi added

Russia is not winning in Ukraine. They’re not losing but they’re just not winning,

says Kallas, a senior officer in a specialist brigade which deploys across much of the 1,300km front line

Last summer the price of eggs jumped by 42 per cent, bananas by 48 per cent, tomatoes by 39.5 per cent and potatoes by 25 per cent. The Russian ruble has lost over half of its value since Putin first invaded Crimea in 2014, and over $600bn of the Kremlin’s foreign currency reserves have been frozen in Western banks.”

And earlier this week Russian expert and author Owen Matthews wrote in The Independent

We’re fed up with fighting but there will have been no point if we give into Putin now, as Trump wants us to. So, we’ll fight on whatever anyone tells us to do,

a senior officer in Ukraine says

Russia should be in negotiations from a position of weakness,

he said

I really hope, as a Ukrainian, that what Trump saying publicly now is to cloud the eyes of the Russians,

he says

The West has betrayed Ukraine, ... The opinion of Europeans and Ukrainians does not concern either Moscow or Washington" ... The U.S. and Russia agreed on everything behind Ukraine's back."

The narratives relating to peace negotiations include

Moreover, these plans may also include a 'Russian victory over NATO', as Muscovite propaganda has long described the war against Ukraine as a war with the Alliance,

it added

In addition, Russia is preparing to declare an alleged ‘victory’ in the war against Ukraine by the ’round date’ of Feb. 24, 2025, the third anniversary of the beginning of the full-scale war,

the HUR claims

For such European governments, the Kremlin is slapping on the ‘enemies of peace’ label,

HUR warned

Zelensky and his intelligence chief Budanov have said a couple of times now, that they think that Russia is gearing up for another attack."

He said

The special services of the aggressor state of Russia have been instructed by the Kremlin leaders to make the most of the intensification of diplomatic efforts by the new US administration to end the Russian-Ukrainian war and the bilateral meeting of the US and Russian delegations in Saudi Arabia on 18 February 2025 in subversive information and psychological campaigns.

The GUR said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

We have evidence that these figures are being discussed between America and Russia

Zelensky retorted

Emmanuel Macronfrench President

That's not who you are, it's not your trademark, it's not in your interest,

Macron said as he answered questions from the French public on social media