London [UK], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has described the Pentagon's statement about Russia's alleged preparations for releasing a fake video as a pretext for an invasion of Ukraine as "shocking."
Brussels [Belgium], February 4 (ANI): The Belgian authorities on January 27, 2022, on the eve of the international day for the protection of data privacy, sanctioned EU DisinfoLab and the executive of Saper Vedere for unlawful activity.
Beijing [China], February 4 (ANI): Chinese Xi Jinping is set to launch the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 in a grand ceremony on Friday along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): The US on Wednesday (local time) said that it has an array of tools it can deploy if companies, including in China, try to evade export controls on Russia, reported Sputnik.
Moscow [Russia], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, discussed the situation in Ukraine and Moscow's proposals on security guarantees during a phone conversation on Thursday, the Kremlin said.
Washington [US] February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia is planning to stage an attack by the Ukrainian military against the Russian population in eastern Ukraine to use it as a pretext for an incursion into the country, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday.
Beijing [China], February 3 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, discussed the situation in Ukraine, Afghanistan and other issues during a meeting on Thursday.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 3 (ANI): Sweden's Elias Ymer stunned top-seed and world number 15 Aslan Karatsev of Russia in straight sets to storm into the quarter-finals of the 2022 Maharashtra Open at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Thursday.
Moscow [Russia], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 155,768 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 141,883 the day before, and 667 deaths, the federal response center said on Thursday.
Brussels [Belgium], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that he had discussed the situation around Ukraine with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the aftermath of the latter's visit to Moscow.
Ankara (Turkey), February 3 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit Turkey in the second half of February, said Turkish media on Thursday, reported Sputnik.
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): The US State Department on Wednesday said that the US has taken steps in the past several weeks to provide defensive security assistance to Ukrainian partners.