China News Service, February 16 (Reporter Meng Xiangjun) The 16th is a "big day", because U.S. President Biden has publicly stated that, according to intelligence agencies, Russia will "armed invasion" of Ukraine on this day or the 17th.

　　So far, however, the overall situation in Ukraine is calm.

President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously set this day as "Unity Day" and asked Ukrainian people to hang the national flag and play the national anthem to "consolidate the ability of Ukrainian society to deal with the growing hybrid threat".

Data map: Ukrainian people walk on the streets of the capital Kiev.

　　Russia is partially withdrawing its troops from the border - apparently, Putin has it, and the plot won't go the way some countries expect.

[Russia flames out: "live broadcast" withdrawal]

　　The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 15th that with the phased completion of military exercises with Belarus, some troops in southern and western Russia are withdrawing from the Russian-Ukrainian border.

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin.

　　According to Russian media reports, the Russian-Belarus joint military exercise did not threaten anyone and was aimed at responding to external aggression and terrorist attacks.

　　The Russian Ministry of Defense showed a video of the withdrawal of troops. Soldiers loaded tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled artillery onto a railway platform.

In the video, there are also pictures of tanks marching in columns.

The Russian army tank column ended the exercise and returned to the station.

Image source: Screenshot of the video of the Russian Ministry of Defense

　　You say I start a war tomorrow?

Thank you for your invitation, I am withdrawing today, I am on my way home, I just got off the tank...

　　Putin withdraws a small part of the troops. Zhang Hong, a researcher at the Institute of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out to a reporter from Chinanews.com that this move is intended to dispel the rumors of war in the United States.

　　Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova sharply mocked: February 15, "will go down in history as the day when Western war propaganda failed." Western media once "set" this day as the date of Russia's "invasion".

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova.

Image credit: Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

　　Kremlin spokesman Peskov showed a sense of humor.

Western media reported that Russia's "invasion" will start at 3 am on the 16th.

Ukrainians who believe it are welcome to “set an alarm clock,” stay up online, etc., Peskov said.

　　US President Biden's remarks are intriguing.

He said the Russian withdrawal was "good" but the U.S. "has not yet verified" that a Russian "invasion could still happen".

　　But at the same time, Biden said he would "solve the problem through diplomatic channels as much as possible."

Data map: US President Biden.

　　Although it is making a move behind the scenes, the United States has always adopted a method of limited intervention.

[U.S. Arch Fire: Closing the museum, offering weapons]

　　100,000, 150,000, 175,000... For consecutive months, the United States and NATO have been hyping up how many troops Russia has deployed on the border to prepare to "invade" Ukraine.

　　The U.S. "war" against Russia and Ukraine is nothing new.

　　Although the United States has made it clear that it will not directly send troops to attack Ukraine, it has delivered more than 1,000 tons of weapons and ammunition to the country, and deployed nearly 3,000 soldiers, including the 82nd Airborne Division of the "Ace Force", to Poland, which borders Ukraine. and so on in Eastern Europe.

A woman walks past the U.S. embassy in Ukraine on January 24, in Kiev, Ukraine.

　　In addition to calling for American citizens in Ukraine to leave, the United States also took the lead in closing its embassy in Ukraine a few days ago, hoping that other countries will do the same.

　　Some countries choose to follow in the footsteps of the United States: the United Kingdom and Canada, one sponsored anti-tank missiles to Ukraine, and the other sent small special forces; Lithuania also assisted a batch of weapons, but they were picked up and expired...

　　Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on the 15th that he would provide Ukraine with a loan of at least $100 million.

If Russia "invades", Japan will "jointly sanction Russia" with the G7.

　　The script is drawn up, the lights are turned on, the audience is in place, and even the "big stick" of sanctions is raised, just waiting for the big play to begin.

However, the protagonist was slow to move.

Data map: Russian President Vladimir Putin watches military exercises with binoculars.

　　"Do we want to go to war? Of course not. That's why we make recommendations for how the negotiations are going."

　　When meeting with visiting German Chancellor Scholz on the 15th, Putin's statement once again stated that the script cannot be dominated by certain countries, and the plot will be rewritten!

　　Putin further said: "We are ready to continue to work together and continue to negotiate."

[European "Fire Out": Busy Shuttle Diplomacy]

　　No one was ready to fire the "first shot," or dared to fire it.

Whether it is Russia or Europe, the preferred route is a diplomatic solution.

　　In fact, to say that Ukraine has a "war cloud", we still have to look at the conflict in the Udong Donbas region that began in 2014.

　　In order to quell the armed struggle between the local Ukrainian government forces and the separatist forces, Russia and Ukraine, together with the European "two carriages" France and Germany, established the "Normandy Model" Quartet Talks, and prompted the conflicting parties to reach a "Minsk" agreement aimed at a ceasefire. protocol".

On February 11, the Russian side said that the new round of "Normandy model" talks ended without results.

Image source: Screenshot of Russia's TASS report.

　　However, due to the tense situation in Russia and Ukraine, the "Normandy Model" talks will be restarted in 2022. Although it ended without results, Europe has not given up its mediation.

　　The BBC reported that European dignitaries such as Germany, France, and the United Kingdom have been traveling intensively in Moscow, Kiev, Paris, Berlin, Warsaw and other places recently, and transatlantic visits and phone calls have also continued.

　　On the 15th, German Chancellor Scholz got the news.

"It is a good sign that some troops are withdrawing, and hopefully more troops will be withdrawn in the future," he said.

Data map: German Chancellor Scholz.

　　In a joint news conference with Putin, Scholz said: "It is absolutely clear to us Germans, to all Europeans, that stable security cannot be built against Russia, but with Russia. "

　　Scholz speaks on behalf of Europe, and it is clear at a glance what position he takes.

　　Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave a piece of news worth looking forward to.

As for Russia's previous proposal to the United States and NATO to ensure security for Russia, Russia will make public the reply of the United States and NATO to the public.

　　"Nothing to be ashamed of," Lavrov said, adding that Russia's replies to the United States and NATO have been listed again, with a total of 10 pages, which have been "generally recognized" by Putin.

　　What the United States and NATO have responded to Russia, I believe, will soon be revealed to the world.

It should be said that in this game of chess played by the United States, Russia and Europe, there are also wonderful "back moves".

It's just suffering Ukraine, sleeping with risks every night, waiting for the day when the boots fall... (End)