Amid rising Russia and Ukraine tensions, the latest reports from the eastern Ukraine region have indicated that the crisis situation appears to escalated further.
According to the Russian satellite news agency, an explosion occurred in the Donetsk airport area in eastern Ukraine. Also, the latest tweet by The Spectator Index noted “Reports of blast near Donetsk airport, eastern Ukraine.”
As per reports, people evacuated from the Moscow-backed breakaway region of Donetsk wait for trains in the southwestern Russian town of Taganrog, to move deeper into the country. The reports added that many people sat inside the buses while they waited.
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It is important to note that the Moscow-backed separatists have accused Ukraine of planning an offensive into their enclave, and ordered a general mobilisation.
US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to a summit over Ukraine. The news about the crucial summit was revealed by French President Emmanuel Macron, who held a telephonic conversation with the Russian leader on Sunday (February 20).
Meanwhile, Kremlin on Monday (February 21) said that it is “premature” to organise the Biden-Putin summit over Ukraine. “It’s premature to talk about any specific plans for organising any kind of summits,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that no “concrete plans” had been put in place for a meeting.
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