⚡️Последняя информация на данную минуту о военной ситуации на Донбассе от зам командующего НМ ДНР Эдуарда Басурина.

🔴 #LIVE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad hold a joint press-conference following talks in Moscow 🇷🇺🇸🇾

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha8t_O64pqU
https://www.mid.ru/ru/press_service/video/

⚡️ Western countries’ false accusations against Russia in the context of numerous historical examples of the West-fabricated pretexts for aggression

❗️Below, we have presented false statements by Western officials concerning Russia’s alleged fabrication of pretexts to invade Ukraine as well as numerous examples from the past demonstrating who in fact has been consistently creating false excuses to act aggressively against a foreign country.

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☝️ Thus, London and Washington are the historical champions in fabricating pretexts for destructive actions, including the invasion of other states.

Clearly, the current long-term marathon of information terror is in the vein of the West’s traditional policy. With the prompting from the US and UK ruling circles, the world’s leading media are whipping up hysteria to brainwash their audiences and create a new reality by convincing everyone of Russia’s “imminent invasion of Ukraine”.

#Ukraine #Neonazis

https://theintercept.com/2022/02/18/ukraine-weapons-neo-nazis-bob-menendez/

#NATO eastwards expansion

https://multipolarista.com/2022/02/20/us-uk-france-russia-expand-nato-east-germany/

Официальный аккаунт МИД РФ в Твиттере сменил аватар на «22.02.2022»

🖋 The President of Russia signed the Executive Order On the Recognition of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Executive Order On the Recognition of the Lugansk People’s Republic.

Vladimir Putin and Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin signed a Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People’s Republic.

The President of Russia and Head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik signed a Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Lugansk People’s Republic.

🔗 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67829

FACT-CHECK: Oil & gas is now now only 15% of Russia’s (official) GDP (so even lower, in reality).

The country is the world's biggest grain exporter, 2nd in weapon’s exports, the largest exporter of complex nuclear reactors.

Actually, 2/3rds of Russia's economy is services.

Some things Russia makes: Space rockets, gas turbines, nuclear power plants, artificial sapphire crystals, aircraft heat exchange systems, cars, helicopters, airplanes, agricultural machinery, trains, phones, supercomputers, satellites & superb ice cream.

Russia, the world’s sixth largest economy by official GDP (PPP), is home to 4 of Europe’s top 5 web companies & is the only European state with domestic rivals to Silicon Valley.

This 'gas station' trope is a consequence of the dangerous lack of Russia expertise in US media.

❗️ On February 20, the US Embassy in Moscow issued a warning about “threats of attacks against shopping centres, railway and metro stations, and other public gathering places in major urban areas” such as “Moscow, St Petersburg, and areas of heightened tension along the Russian border with Ukraine.”

In this connection, we note, as an addition to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s earlier comments, that once again we have not received or found any confirmations of US statements.

☝️ Washington’s unflagging desire to escalate tensions, particularly in the current circumstances, and plant unverified information on such sensitive matters is absolutely baffling.

We hope that US diplomats will approach their official duties in a responsible and professional manner.

Some Additional Bits On Ukraine
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/02/some-bits-on-ukraine.html

Yesterday Russia recognized the Donbas republics. This seems to include all of the Donetsk and Luhansk administrative regions which are largely controlled by the Ukrainian government forces. Here are some bits on the fall-out. --- The German chancellor Olaf Scholz...

⚡️ ЗАЯВЛЕНИЕ МИД РОССИИ ⚡️

С 2014 года неоднократным нападениям подвергалось Посольство России в Киеве и Генеральные консульства нашей страны в Одессе, Львове и Харькове. Провокации регулярно устраивались в отношении Российского центра науки и культуры в Киеве, нанесен вред здоровью его руководителя, а также причинен ущерб имуществу Центра.

❗️ Объектами агрессивных действий становились и российские дипломаты. В их адрес поступали угрозы физической расправы. Совершались поджоги их автотранспорта. Вопреки своим обязательствам по Венским конвенциям о дипломатических и консульских сношениях киевские власти не реагировали на происходящее.

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☝️ В сложившихся обстоятельствах наша первоочередная задача - позаботиться о российских дипломатах и сотрудниках Посольства и Генеральных консульств. Для защиты их жизни и безопасности руководством России было принято решение об эвакуации персонала российских загранучреждений на Украине, которая будет реализована в самое ближайшее время.

Украина усилила обстрелы в Донбассе после того, как Россия признала ДНР и ЛНР

Cпецкор KP.RU Александр Коц все еще находится на линии соприкосновения:

Позиция, на которой я нахожусь, подверглась массированному артобстрелу. Ощущение, что украинцы обрушили всю свою злость на этот маленький опорничек: здесь приземлилось около 40 снарядов

Бойцы ДНР рассказывают, что ВСУ ведут огонь по жилым домам, особо не разбираясь, куда попадут

@truekpru @sashakots

Always worth remembering that just two months before the US-backed 'EuroMaidan' – which eventually overthrew a freely-elected government – began in Ukraine, Alexey Navalny came second in a Moscow mayoral election.

There Is Still No 'Russian Invasion' But The Sanctions Proceeded Anyway
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/02/there-is-still-no-russian-invasion-but-sanctions-proceeded-anyway.html

The information war about the current U.S.-Russia standoff continues. That is why the New York Times is again pushing fake Russian invasion claims: Russia faced mounting pressure and economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis on Wednesday as the United States...