Ukrainian military in Luhansk regionLONDON, Feb 16 British newspaper Mirror, unlike Sun did not correct her article, which said that Russia would allegedly attack Ukraine at 3 am local time, but published a new text stating the fact that the «invasion» did not take place. Earlier, the British tabloid Sun edited its article on the website, in which a reference to US intelligence data indicated the time of Russia's «invasion» of Ukraine. Mirror also cited a US intelligence source.Zakharova asks western media for timetable for «invasions» «Russia's invasion of Ukraine: no night attack happened as Putin's 3-night deadline expired,» headlined an article on the Mirror newspaper's website. US intelligence believed that the invasion could have started at 3 a.m. local time — 1 a.m. in the UK — on Wednesday, but this did not happen. The newspaper does not give an assessment of this fact, instead citing a large number of recent statements by Western politicians and experts who question the absence of Moscow's «aggressive plans», although someone expresses cautious optimism. According to Mirror, the «attack» did not take place against the backdrop of a meeting of NATO defense ministers starting today in Brussels, where they will discuss how they should respond to the current situation.»The meeting will take place against the backdrop of Vladimir Putin saying on Tuesday that Russia does not want a new war and is open to further dialogue with the United States and its NATO allies,» Pushkov said also that the Russian leader emphasized that the West should take into account Russia's demands. The newspaper, however, does not specify what Moscow’s requirements are, and no longer reflects the position of the Russian side in the text. The Russian President the day before, after negotiations with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, said that the Russian Federation does not want war, and therefore put forward ideas on security, the result of the negotiation process on this «should be an agreement to ensure equal security for all, including our country.» Most of the Mirror text is devoted to statements by representatives of the West. It mentions that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke of «mixed signals» from Russia and called the situation «not encouraging.» The famous American «hawk» ex-US Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst, who continues to talk about «a direct threat of invasion», is quoted. On the other hand, British MP James Hippie welcomes reports of the withdrawal of troops and speaks of «cautious optimism» in this regard. Earlier, the Politico newspaper, citing informed sources, wrote that US President Joe Biden in a video conference with leaders of Western countries, the European Union and NATO called the date of Russia's «invasion» of Ukraine on February 16. The press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on these reports, said that it is difficult to take such publications seriously, and Russian President Vladimir Putin sometimes jokingly asks to know if the exact time of the start of the war is published anywhere.
Estonian intelligence hastened to postpone the date of Russia's «invasion» of Ukraine The American agency Bloomberg previously mistakenly reported on the beginning of the «invasion» of the Russian Federation into Ukraine. Later, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the erroneous publication of Bloomberg by RIA Novosti, noted that the term fake news can be replaced with Bloomberg news. The plans attributed to Russia to escalate the situation around Ukraine in Moscow are categorically denied and constantly declare that no one threatened, and all such statements are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. According to him, Russia does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine, hyped by the West, is aimed at covering Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. The Kremlin said that the US and NATO information hysteria over Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes. Statements that Russia is allegedly preparing provocations in Ukraine continue to come from the West, despite the return of Russian troops to their places of deployment after the exercises. On Monday, the President of the Russian Federation held a meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. At a meeting with Putin, the head of the RF Ministry of Defense reported that «some of the exercises are coming to an end, some will be completed in the near future.» The Southern and Western military districts of the Russian Federation have begun returning troops to their places of deployment, Major General Igor Konashenkov, an official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, told reporters on Tuesday. ridiculed Russia's failed «invasion» of Ukraine
