The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in KievKYIV, Feb 16Ukraine is asking for a joint meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council and the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation within 48 hours due to «Moscow's actions» near the border, said Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. «We continue to demand transparency from Russia, which refused to attend yesterday's meeting under the Vienna Document <...> We once again call on Russia to address the legitimate concerns of participating States and use OSCE tools to defuse tensions caused by its military actions near the border with Ukraine. Withdrawal announcements are not enough. We need transparency and facts,” the minister wrote on Twitter.The operation to force Russia into war has failedIn recent months, relations between Russia and the West have become even more tense, and the situation around Ukraine has worsened. Washington and Brussels accuse Moscow of preparing an «invasion», declaring that Russian troops are being pulled up to the border with a neighboring state. Against this background, the North Atlantic Alliance is strengthening its presence in Eastern Europe: sending additional forces and military contingent there. The Kremlin denies these accusations and claims that they serve as a pretext for strengthening the bloc's military presence 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 to military adventures. Allegations of an «invasion» continue to come from the West, despite the return of Russian troops to their places of deployment after the exercises. On Monday, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu 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 have begun returning troops to their places of deployment, Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said. Putin and Scholz argued about the war
