Kremlin says Ukraine’s full NATO membership to be ‘unacceptable’
The potential decision to grant Ukraine full NATO membership will be "unacceptable" for Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
The potential decision to grant Ukraine full NATO membership will be "unacceptable" for Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
Allegations of Vladimir Putin employing a body double arise, but the Kremlin refutes the claims, adding to the mystery surrounding his recent public appearances.
The UN Security Council is set to vote Friday on a resolution that would seek to condemn Russia for its referenda in four regions under Russian control but claimed by Ukraine, media reports said.
The European Commission has questioned the feasibility of such a ban, saying certain categories, notably family members, journalists and dissidents ought always to be granted visas.
The President told the Washington Post in an interview published on Monday that "the most important sanctions are to close the borders because the Russians are taking away someone else's land", reports dpa news agency.
Mr Navalny’s sentence was announced on the 27th day of what Moscow calls its “special military operation” in pro-Western Ukraine, where thousands have been killed and millions displaced. Immediately after Tuesday’s verdict, Mr Navalny, countered the Kremlin, saying Russian leader Vladimir Putin was afraid of the truth.
Russia's military attack on Ukraine, launched on February 24, prompted the US, the EU, the UK and many other nations
After a telephonic interaction with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Mr Wang said: “Regional security cannot be guaranteed by strengthening or even expanding military blocs.” His remarks echo the perception of Vladimir Putin, who has warned that Nato’s support for Ukraine is a threat to Russia’s security.
Suffice it to register that Russia has dispatched troops into Kazakhstan to suppress the countrywide uprising after deadly violence had escalated in the tightly-controlled former Soviet state. Dozens of rioters were killed in the main city of Almaty. Thirteen members of the security forces have died. Two were found decapitated.
One of the latest postings, which has received 116 million views, alleges that a lavish palace on the Black Sea shore was built for Putin through an elaborate corruption scheme.
