Kyiv [Ukraine], February 4 (ANI): The grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine is increasingly affecting the mental health of boys and girls, causing nightmares, social isolation and panic attacks, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
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."
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.
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.
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.
London [UK], February 3 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday (local time) warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against the invasion of Ukraine and said it would be a "tragic miscalculation."
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): Amid heightened military tension over the build-up of Russian troops along Ukraine's border, the US on Wednesday (local time) announced plans to send an extra 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe.
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron regarding Russia's continued military build-up on Ukraine's borders.
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has said that his decision to deploy several thousand more troops to Europe over the Ukraine crisis is "totally consistent" with that he has told Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The additional US forces set to be deployed in Europe will not fight in Ukraine, but will ensure protection of the NATO allies, Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday.