UN Jan 31 The UN Security Council voted in favor of a US-led meeting in a procedural vote on the situation around Ukraine, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports. The United States last week requested a meeting on this agenda on January 31. The country's envoy to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that Washington wants to discuss Moscow's alleged «threatening behavior» towards Ukraine and the «build-up» of the Russian military presence on the border.
Russian Permanent Representative to the UN told who needs a panic around UkraineFirst Deputy Russian Ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyansky called this the US intention to discuss «its own baseless accusations and assumptions.» The diplomat expressed hope that his colleagues would not support «this PR trick». In this case, for its implementation, it is necessary that at least nine members of the Security Council out of 15 speak in its favor. The Security Council includes Russia, the USA, Great Britain, China, France, as well as India, Mexico, Norway, Ireland, Kenya, Brazil, the UAE, Albania, Ghana and Gabon. 
Kosachev reveals who is interested in the anti-Russian campaign in UkraineIn recent months, relations between Russia and the West have become even more tense. Washington and Brussels accuse Moscow of preparing an “invasion” of Ukraine and, against this background, are strengthening their presence in Eastern Europe. Russia rejects all claims and reminds that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements: the Ukrainian authorities have concentrated half of the army’s personnel near the line of contact and are firing at militias from banned weapons. The Kremlin and the Foreign Ministry have repeatedly indicated that the goal of the “aggression” stuffing is to build up a foreign group near the Russian borders. They also explained that the main reason for the escalation is the actions of the United States and NATO, which are «pumping» Ukraine with weapons, thereby pushing it towards military adventures. >January 26, 16:39InfographicHow much the US is spending on containing RussiaInfographicView
