Russia is putting more pressure on Ukraine, including joint military exercises in Belarus, which borders Ukraine.



Under these circumstances, British ministers visited Moscow one after another and demanded the withdrawal of Russian troops, but discussions with the Russian side ended in parallel lines, and there were no signs of relaxation of tension.

The Russian army is conducting joint exercises with the Belarusian army in Belarus, which borders northern Ukraine, by the 20th of this month.



On the 11th, the Sukhoi 35 fighter was trained to destroy simulated targets and to assume the invasion of armed groups.



In response to Russia's increasing military pressure, Ukrainian troops are conducting exercises throughout the country on the same schedule to curb the movement of Russian troops.



Under these circumstances, on the 11th, British Defense Minister Wallace met with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu in Moscow.



In this, Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu insisted that "political and military tensions are increasing in Europe, but Russia has no fault", and the Western side should stop providing weapons to Ukraine. I criticized.



The British government sent Foreign Minister Truth to Moscow on the 10th, and foreign and defense ministers urged the withdrawal of Russian troops, respectively, but Russian Foreign Minister Sergeĭ Viklov was requested to withdraw the troops in his own country. It is regrettable, "he argued, and the discussion ended in parallel lines, and there were no signs of relaxation of tension.

NATO Secretary-General "Ready to protect member states"

NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg visited the Romanian air force base on the 11th.



Italy and Germany have dispatched fighters to this base for the purpose of strengthening surveillance activities in the sky, and a unit of 1000 Americans will also be dispatched to this base.



Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference that Spanish fighters would arrive in neighboring Bulgaria on the 11th. It is clear to us that we are ready to protect our member states. "



NATO will discuss further strengthening its defense posture in eastern Europe at the Defense Ministers' Meeting next week.

Leaders of the United States and France meet online

Leaders of the United States and France met online over the situation in Ukraine, and leaders of each country said that if Russia invaded the military, severe economic sanctions should be imposed.



On top of that, they agreed to strengthen diplomatic efforts to prevent the situation from getting worse.



The online talks held on the 11th were attended by the leaders of Poland and Romania, which border Ukraine, as well as the United States, Great Britain, France and Germany, and the Secretary-General of NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization.



At the meeting, British Prime Minister Johnson said that if Russia invaded the military, it would impose sanctions that would be extremely damaging to the Russian economy, according to government announcements. There were a series of opinions from the leaders of each country that strict economic sanctions should be imposed.



On top of that, the leaders of each country agreed to strengthen their diplomatic efforts against Russia in order to prevent the situation from getting worse.



Regarding the situation in Ukraine, Russia and Ukraine held high-level talks on the 10th with the mediation of Germany and France, but only confirmed the continuation of the dialogue, and next week German Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited Russia. We will meet with President Putin in person.



On the other hand, the United States and the United Kingdom are preparing for Russia's military invasion, such as dispatching troops to Poland, which borders Ukraine among NATO member countries.