The escalation of the crisis between Russia and the West over Ukraine shows no signs of stopping. Indeed, the winds of war blow stronger than ever. In these hours, the United States and Europe have responded with facts to Vladimir Putin, who announced that the Minsk agreements "no longer exist" and recognized the independence of the two self-proclaimed republics of Donbass, Donetsk and Lugansk, "hostages" of the pro-Russian separatists since 2014.
The Minsk agreements are the agreement between Moscow and Kiev, also mediated with the EU, to regulate relations between the two countries right after the 2014 crisis. An understanding that, therefore, no longer has value for the Kremlin.
Not only that, after the announcement of the Russian president on the Donbass, new columns of the Moscow army have entered eastern Ukraine. A move - says the Kremlin - "to ensure peace" in Donbass itself. But the West's opinion is completely the opposite: according to NATO, in fact, "large-scale attacks" are imminent.
For this reason, the first sanctions against Moscow have already taken place. The UK has taken action against five Russian banks, while Germany has suspended agreements to build the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. And then the United States. President Joe Biden is very tough, whose administration has drawn up "a first tranche" of sanctions against two Russian financial institutions, also affecting sovereign debt and the Russian elites and their families. Biden also announced "an additional deployment" of US troops to the Baltic countries that are NATO members and further military support in Kiev.
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Russian military towards the Ukrainian border - A military convoy from Moscow with over 100 trucks loaded with soldiers was spotted heading towards the Ukrainian border in the Russian region of Belgorod, north of the self-proclaimed separatist republic of Lugansk. The Guardian reports it.
