Over the heightened tensions in Ukraine, Russia has revealed that pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine have requested President Putin for military assistance.


Meanwhile, the Pentagon has expressed a strong sense of caution, saying that Russian troops gathering around the Ukrainian border are "ready to attack."

Russian Presidential Administration spokesman Peskov revealed on the 23rd that Putin received a letter from pro-Russian militants who effectively control parts of the two eastern states of Ukraine.



The letter said, "The Ukrainian government is determined to resolve the eastern conflict by force," and "requests the necessary assistance to avoid the sacrifice of civilians." It means that there was a request.



Russia is poised to send military troops in the name of "peacekeeping" to areas controlled by pro-Russian factions in eastern Ukraine, and when and how large military troops Russia will be in the future. The focus is on sending.



Meanwhile, Pentagon spokesman Kirby said at a press conference on the 23rd, "Russian troops continue to gather near the border with Ukraine and they are ready to attack," no matter when the military invasion begins. He said it wasn't strange.



A senior Pentagon official told reporters yesterday that some Russian troops were 5 kilometers from the border, saying, "Approximately 80% of Russian troops around Ukraine We are ready to be dispatched at any time. "



In addition, more than 20 Russian ships are deployed in the Black Sea, which faces southern Ukraine, and nearly half of them are amphibious ships used for landing operations.



"President Putin is fully prepared for a large-scale invasion, which is a likely option," said the official, saying that a large-scale military invasion could occur. Showed recognition.



"I think the target is Kiev, the capital," Biden said in a speech on the 18th, showing a strong sense of caution against a large-scale military invasion.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Putin's telephone talk proposal is "no answer"

Ukrainian President Oleksandr Zelensky said in a video statement that he tried to propose a telephone talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but "had no answer."



He then told the Russian people, "Around the Ukrainian border, there are more than 200,000 troops and many military vehicles. You should stop before it's too late. Do you want it? It depends on you, "he said, calling for no support for the invasion of Ukraine.

EU Russian Defense Ministers sanctions such as asset freeze

Following Russia's President Vladimir Putin unilaterally approving the independence of some parts of eastern Ukraine, the EU-European Union announced on the 23rd that 27 Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu and Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zahalowa We have imposed sanctions on individuals and groups, such as freezing assets in the EU and prohibiting travel to the EU.



It also imposed similar sanctions on 351 members of the Russian House of Representatives for supporting the move towards unilateral approval of independence.



The EU says it is ready to impose further sanctions depending on the situation.