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The New York Times echoes an intelligence report according to which Chinese officials asked their Russian counterparts not to invade Ukraine before the end of the Olympics. Less than 24 hours after the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Vladimir Putin announced that he recognized the independence of the self-proclaimed breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. Four days later, Russia had already unleashed a triple invasion of Ukraine from the north, east and south. There were many rumors that senior Chinese officials, before the start of the Games, had asked their Russian colleagues not to provoke any military conflict in Ukraine during the Olympics. From Moscow, officially, they denied those rumors. From Beijing, they kept silent. On February 4, a few hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping had a long talk in Beijing, from which came a surprising joint statement that put words to the increasingly solid union "without limits...

According to the start list for the Olympic short program in figure skating, the Russian Kamila Valiewa will compete. The verdict of the Sports Court on the doping test should fall beforehand. Despite the ongoing sports court proceedings because of a positive doping test, the Russian figure skater Kamila Valiyeva is on the starting list for the Olympic short program. The 15-year-old is scheduled to start on February 15 in 26th place out of 30, according to the published list. The judgment of the International Court of Arbitration for Sport Cas is scheduled for tomorrow Monday. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) had already appealed to the Cas for a quick lifting of Valiyeva's provisional suspension. This year's European champion tested positive for the banned drug trimetazidine on December 25, 2021. On February 8, she was banned by the Rusada anti-doping agency, but the agency's disciplinary committee lifted the ban a day later. Trimetazidine, banned in sports sinc...

Cleared embassies, Russian maneuvers, US fighter jets in Romania: the situation in Ukraine is getting worse and worse. At least we still talk to each other. The US has warned that a Russian attack on Ukraine could take place during the Olympics. The situation surrounding the threatening Russian troop deployment on the border with Ukraine is now very tense. Well over 100,000 Russian soldiers are said to be there now. In Belarus, on the border with Ukraine, Moscow is holding a joint maneuver with the hosts. Russian naval maneuvers in the Black Sea near the Ukrainian coast are also part of the military threat surrounding Ukraine. An overview of the events of the past 48 hours: ** Both the presidents and the chief diplomats of Russia and the USA will speak to each other on Saturday: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Joe Biden with Vladimir Putin. The two presidents last spoke to each other on the phone at the end of December. The US is ready t...

The US government is urging US citizens to leave Ukraine within 48 hours. US President Joe Biden wants to call Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Saturday. The US thinks it is possible that Russia will invade Ukraine before the end of the Olympic Games. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said at a White House press conference. There is a "very clear possibility that Russia will decide to take military action." Accordingly, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet decided whether he wants to order an attack. However, Russia has prepared all its armed forces for a large military operation. The threat is so serious that now is the time for all US citizens in Ukraine to leave the country within the next 24 to 48 hours. "If you stay, you're taking the risk that there won't be any exit options," Sullivan said. If there were to be a Russian invasion, there would likely be airstrikes first and then a ground offensive. "Nobody could rely on air, r...

The war of words between the US and Russia over Ukraine is intensifying and China, a major player in the international arena, has also spoken out against it. In recent days, Beijing has urged both sides to remain calm and end the "Cold War mentality". At the same time, it has made it clear that it supports Moscow's concerns. It looks like China will side with its longtime ally and former communist comrade Russia on this issue.  However, it should be noted that China has a long history of this behavior. 'China and Russia will protect the world' Last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called Russia's security concerns "legitimate" and said "they should be taken seriously." On Monday, China's ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, added that China did not agree with US claims that Russia was a threat to international peace. Russia: Planning False Flag Attack He also criticized the United States for convening a UN Security Council...