Peskov says #US troops deployment in Europe proves #Russia has reason to be worried: "US de facto is continuing to pump up tension in Europe" tass.com/russia/1397011
Another large Rosgvardia convoy in the Kaluga region moving towards #Ukraine / #Belarus
Additional Russian convoy also on the M3 highway moving towards #Ukraine
Ambassador of #Ukraine was summoned to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry to protest an alleged violation of the border by a Ukrainian drone t.me/ATN_BTRC/51993
#Belarus claims the Ukrainian drone made reconnaissance flights at the Brestsky military training ground. The drone was reportedly "forced to land by specialists of the Armed Forces"
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will not take part in the Munich Security Conference which will be held from February 18 to 20. Earlier, presidential spokesman Peskov said that Putin would not take part in the conference this year. kommersant.ru/doc/5195158
Russian - Belarusian exercises on the training ground in Brest, #Belarus today
Russian MoD published it's own map of training locations during joint exercises in #Belarus. Nothing close to Retschyza e.g. where we saw the accumulation of a lot of military equipment. structure.mil.ru/mission/practi…
More Rosgvardia on the move, this time spotted in Smolensk, reportedly today
"The plan - which the United States hopes to spoil by making public - involves staging and filming a fabricated attack by the Ukrainian military either on Russian territory or against Russian-speaking people in eastern Ukraine"
Director of #US National Intelligence has briefed members of Congress on the Russian plans to create a pretext for an attack on #Ukraine. Details of the information have also been shared with allies.
#Crimea: "Eight convoy of military already moving into Crimea. Something serious is brewing."
"Current position of a group of surface ships consisting of tanker "Vyazma", auxiliary vessel SB-406, frigate "Admiral Kasatonov", BOD "Vice-Admiral Kulakov" and missile cruiser "Marshal Ustinov", corvettes "Stoykiy" and "Savvy""
Putin and Macron again discuss #Russia's "security guarantees" over #Ukraine on phone. Putin tells Macron #Kyiv's actions are "provocative" - Kremlin via AFP
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister rejects possibility of dialogue between #Kyiv and the occupied territories #Donetsk and #Luhansk: "The Minsk agreements cannot be implemented on Russian terms, which are based on a direct dialogue between Ukraine & the ORDLO" interfax.ru/world/820175
The #UK is "becoming aware of a significant number of individuals that are assessed to be associated with Russian military advance-force operations and currently located in #Ukraine" - defence minister @JSHeappey
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#UK has begun to withdraw staff from its Embassy in #Ukraine - BBC
#EU is not following the #US in withdrawing its diplomats families from #Ukraine. Top diplomat Borrell says there is no need to "dramatise" the situation while talks with #Russia continue
A source close to the Ukrainian government told CNN that the #US has informed #Ukraine that it is "likely to start evacuations as early as next week" of the families of diplomats from the embassy in #Kyiv - CNN