The US and Russia have held what they say are frank talks as they try to resolve their standoff on Ukraine.
But the discussions have failed to find a breakthrough.
For many Ukrainians, the build-up of Russian troops at the border has echoes of 2014, when war came to the east.
Al Jazeera’s @Hoda Abdel Hamid reports from Kyiv, Ukraine.
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@Amorosso: I agree with you. It is a pity. But then again – Russia hasn’t really come out in clear language saying or even provoking that they will invade Ukraine unless of course if Ukraine by NATO’s leave makes the first move!
In my view any country whether part of the UN, NATO, or not – whether a nuclear/Superpower or not Has the Rights to protect itself and its borders.
Let’s not forget back in the days of the Cuban Missile War Crisis – it was the very USA that sternly condemned and spoke against Soviets influence to have those Installations on the Cuban Island for fear of the threat of the inevitable attacks from nearby Cuba by any foreign hostiles. The media and the world at large accepted USA`s efforts to protect its interests.
And today Russia as a Superpower is taking the same stand.
From which ever angle NATO or not – should Russia be attacked or provoked from Ukraine’s proximity – they obviously have to make this `Show of Power` to protects their interests.
Ukraine is not Cuba. Ukraine was non-aligned and neutral and did not pose a threat to Russia when it attacked. And the United States did not attack Cuba because they respected Cuban sovereignty. Russia attacked not because it sees a threat, but because it wants to seize foreign lands
@Кас Илларан HI there. We are obviously on both sides of the same coin.
We all agree and hope to see the tensions decline.
But either way NATO and the USA have to provide guarantees that their alliance won’t expand Eastwards because that will definitely send a message to the Kremlins.
Russia and more importantly the USA have their own responsibilities to.cover and govern to avoid an all out futile proxy war.
My friend … meanwhile the world watches.
@Muhammad Bangura Russia attacked a neutral country from which there was no threat. Russia violated Ukraine’s security guarantees under the Budapest Memorandum, and now you are saying that Ukraine has no right to security? Russia does not need security guarantees, Russia needs the right to aggression
Wish you best luck Russia.🇷🇺♥️
Russian pretending to be a foreigner does good luck to himself in order to make the appearance of support for Russia from other states. Russia spends billions of dollars on information warfare and tries to deceive naive people. lol
@Кас Илларан I’m going to wish the best for Russia too!! You, “smart guy” canreply to me telling me than I’m a “Russian” pretending to be a Spaniard from Madrid, which is what I actually am. Come on, do it, “smart guy”!!!
Love mother Russia♥️🇷🇺
Lies
Dear @Aljazeera Kyiv not Kiev!
I hope that Ukrainians will be smart to avoid conflict with Russia and not enter in the UK and US insane plan. Only negotiations are solution of this dispute. Don’t listen someone who lost all the wars in the past 80 years.
Im not much for fake fear mongering. Unsubbed
They screwed it up themselves, and now they’re crying.
Ukraine is child of Russia everyone remember it
Father never want loss of his son
Who killed civilians in Donezk and lugansk !?!
reminds one of what the english crown did to ireland
The eu newspapers were not allow to call this war a war.
Not an invasion if Ukraine is part of Russia. Why is USA in Ukraine? Russia isn’t in Cuba.
Ukraine is a sovereign country recognized by the U.N. and the entire world. Ukraine invited the U.S., that’s why they are there.
In case war breaks out, hot Ukrainian girls can take refuge in my home. Free board and lodging, food, and love.
LoL, Russia is not attacking anyone. Fearmongering media have no shortage of mindless victims.
Russian troops currently occupy 25% of Georgian territory and annexed Crimea. Do you find denial a comforting place?
@Anthony Morris Patronising idiot. Crimea is Russian territory. Cry about it as much as you want, but Crimea is Russian. And South Ossetia has never been Georgian territory ever. Once again cry when you watch CNN propaganda.
@78XT500 The U.N. and the rest of the entire world disagrees with you. Western media is free. Russian owned state run media is propaganda. Putin is the new Hitler.
@Anthony Morris LoL. The “western media is free”. Thats why they all claimed in unison that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq in pushing their regime’s case for war. LOL. But no, they are “free”.
But they imprison real journalists like Julian Assange, but claim freedom of the press. Your would do well in an orwellian1984 society, a real model citizen.
@Anthony Morris And they give knighthoods to war criminals like Blair, and the US occupies Northe Eastern Syris “to take Syria’s oil” in the Trump’s own words.
Russia cam vacate Crimea, when the US leaves its 900 foreign bases and its occupation of Iraq and Syria, and it stops funding Al Qaeda and the CIA’s color revolutions.
People need to remember that the West caused the previous crisis with Russia.
You mean when Russian troops invaded Georgia, or when they invaded and annexed Crimea?
let them die against each other
Smoke and mirrors 😎
Money is an issue that everyone has for a better and luxurious life. life was hard for me until I started Bitcoin and I’m now earning $9,500 per week.
If the Axis fights Russia, Russia will support China in its takeover of Taiwan.
Слава Україні 🇺🇦🤲🏻
I will never forgive Russia if they invade Ukraine.
They already have invaded. They annexed Crimea.
100 000 troops at the border I would say that is a rational fear.
Ukraine is ready this time unlike last.
Get behind ukraine. Anyway russians despise putin for desyroying their reputation
The only winners here are NATO and the money hungry weapon dealers who are now selling to Ukraine weapons that will seldom stop a full war against Russia, Ukraine is now victim of NATO and their never ending thirst for war and $$$
Sad. scary.
if Russia invades if Ukraine would just do it a favor, it would make Ukraine a clean and civilized place not like this 💩 right now
The press is actually rooting for it to happen.
@Goby They are justified. As an American, the United States need to stop sticking their neck out into business that doesn’t involve them and stop yelling at the politicians to ramp up a more aggressive response.
The fact that you replied so passive-aggressively just shows the amount of copium you’re on trying to ignore the American media yelling at the government to start a confrontation lmao
“BuT wuSsiA bAd!!!!”
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@LightWarrior 3 You only need to look at world war 2 to see appeasement doesn’t work. You give them an inch, and they will take a mile. Austria wasn’t “our business”, Czechoslovakia wasn’t “our business”. Perhaps if the allies had shown Germany they would not tolerate their aggression towards smaller nations, maybe only hundreds of thousands would have died, instead of millions.
@LightWarrior 3 When are Ukraines going to speak their mother tongue again.
Anybody who wants war let the war be in his house
Especially CNN!
Ukrop Pedophiles to the meat grinder
I support the Russia. Invasion of Ukraine!! 🪆💯
The murikan Will learn to respect, of the worse way
Long live to the people republic of Donesk and Lugansk !!!
The puppet of bigtechs want Rússia sell cheap gás to american factories in China. Same time they want US sell gas to Europe. Why Democrats has a problem with Russian, not China? Wake up europe people, you will pay it. Buffet buy a gás Company by 4 bilions with a debt of 10 bi. Do you understand? It’s not about Ukraine. It’s about money.
Another deceptive and secret war for Israel, using our idiots young American as cannons fodders to spill the blood. Ukraine as the west faithful puppet is just going to allow the USA use their citizens as targets and their territory as a battleground to do their war of deception, because their real and secrets targets are ” IRAN and SYRIA “. First Russia must fall, then their true targets Iran and Syria will fall easily. The the only way the International Zionism Communism will be able to create their secret dream of a Bigger Israel. We American never learn. We fought the wrong enemy, Gen. Patton.
May God intervence the planning of Russian Invasion … 😘
Amid war talk, Ukrainians, westerners, and Americans are urged to become Biblical Christians.
All of the citizens east of Kiev and in Crimea are ethnic Russians. Probably you would have different responses if you hadn’t only talked to ethnic Crimeans.
Do not spread disinformation. I am from Crimea and I’m ukranian.
Lies.
If the West would quit agitating the “Ukrainian” nationalists, there would be no conflict.
Respect everyones freedom, quit wars, we are all humans beyond nationalities.
No more brother wars🪓🪓⚔
Russia has to take Ukraine he has no choice the Americans are very sneaky and then making deals with NATO and Ukraine you can’t have missiles right next door are you nuts and I’m American from New York if I was in Russia I would take it Ukraine it’s people know that that’s the best choice especially now you have to be strong or die trying Americans mind your business that’s a fight between Russia and Ukraine and it always was part of Russia so Putin is getting his property back and the soldiers from Ukraine will be stupid to fight against Mother Russia that’s mother how can you fight your mother
Is so criminal what the Ukrainian president is doing to this people. He is already a puppet of USA best interest in controlling the world.
An ally is not a puppet. If he was an ally of Russia would he be a puppet of Putin?
Evacuation here in the Philippines,,
Putin is the new Hitler
Why so much propaganda for Ukraine as if it had not been part of the USSR before?? Ukraine is just Biden’s puppet in order to destroy Russia ?or now Ukraine wants to be part of the US? Because the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine are from 2014 all these years if Russia wanted to invade Ukraine why did not do it until now Russia is waiting for Biden?Putin could not have occupied Ukraine since 2014, and to this day America has occupied troops in Afghanistan and could not attack Russia?. If an atomic war begins, Biden is responsible for destroying this planet.
woow sorry , It is clear that everything is a Biden staging against Russia (Putin). Biden wants to destroy communism and introduce the new rule of new world orders?capitalist communism?Stopp game Biden ..
Get the deep state money laundering kabal out putin ..putin is a boss .. fuvk the bidens and elites in ukrsine…
Ukrainian people want Ukraine to implement democratic reforms and join EU and NATO. Russia sees this as a loss of what it considered its territory which it had „russified” for many years of Russian/Soviet occupation. Ukrainians are fighting for their country its sovereignty and territorial integrity. Russia wants to reclaim all lost „colonies”.
I feel bad for Ukrainians, they’re caught in the middle of all this.
Will Ukraine be the 33rd country since WWII that America has bombed in the ‘Name of Peace’?
Afghanistan, Bosnia, Cambodia, China, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Grenada,
Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palestine,
Panama, Peru, Serbia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, (Ukraine?), Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia.
Do you always make stuff up to help with your false narratives?
America has been constantly at war since WWII having bombed 32 countries of which 14 were Muslim.
There were only 4 months left of America’s FIRST YEAR OF PEACE IN 76 YEARS.
America bombed Syria during 2014-16 and has just restarted bombing Syria today. So 21 January marks 77 years.
WILL AMERICA EVER STOP !
Context matters.
核武装しろよ。
Yeahh Whilst the Media Screams and the Beaurocrats Jawed The Man on the street was left and Ignored!
STOPPT PUTIN!!!
PUTIN HAVE NO PLAN TO INVADE UKRAINE , BUT RUSSIA HAS A PLAN TO INVADE EUROPE ON JAN 31 2022.
I believe that Ukraine can live peacefully with Russia by being in the EU. But as long as it follows the cynical and conspiratorial US agenda, which uses NATO for its diabolical plan against Russia, Ukraine will be the biggest loser!
🇮🇳 india is with Russia 🇷🇺
And the United Nations? What is it doing?
Viva Russia
Kiss&Tell you see ! If only some of the other countries would have helped Americas when we was getting gang invaded we wouldn’t
Have Leprosy right now. No one would help us, now they all are here Ruling over the people they invaded together. Let Europe do what they want.
It seems to me that America has found a new Hitler in the face of Putin. ihochet unleash the 3 world. but what’s good, the war is somewhere far away weapons on lease. and then how else to beat off debts. and then declared bankrupt.
Maybe if the west will stop middling then there will no more death… Western countries is the only one provoking the war because of sending to Ukraine weaponry and this angered the Russian the most.
Do you think western countries EU, US and NATO care for your precious life? think again!
Russian soldiers occupy 25% of Georgia. Russia annexed Crimea and supports Russian separatist fighters inside Ukraine and you’re accusing the West of “meddling”. Are you for real?
That what you got from what u choosed. Can’t get both.
Putin the new Hitler.
This is like Germany and Poland. We need to Stand with our friends in the Ukraine.
It was part of Rusia so y world is crying now
More worried about Ukraine then our own Mexican border what a shame
best wishes to the civilians that have to go through this, but this entire thing is caused by the US and NATO sticking their necks into business that isn’t theirs.
From America, stand strong, Russia!
Ukarine isn’t russia fool.
It’s sad that in this day and age people are still fighting for land. You would think that those days would be long gone. Living in peace is always the way to go.
No, we’re not fighting for land. We’re fighting for the right to be left alone.
This media idiots stirring situation. If you think Russians that stupid to start any military actions in the middle of the winter, you are delusional.
Wish safety and peace for all people in this world.
Russia will not invade as you expect. Its western media hype.
Will Ukraine people will fight? I don’t believe it
The same language the same religion
Everything will go like in scenario in Crimea
May be some nationalist battalion will try to show action
The US is fueling the flames!!
when Russia comes West will leave you alone just like Afghanistan and hong Kong
Namo Amitbha,hope everyone is ok.🙏🙏
Imo, this is a win win for west. If Russia doesn’t attack NATO gets Ukraine, if Russia attacks and loses even better. If Russia attacks it can only get the eastern part which NATO doesn’t want since it is pro Russia (just like what happened in Georgia). Then NATO will get most of Ukraine and Russia will be sanctioned. It is really brilliant. Putin is stuck. Cost to NATO: nothing except bunch of arms that were meant for Afghanistan.
But Europe lost more.
Europe can lost Russia
Which for European leaders is much more value as Ukraine only interested for while. main purpose is Always Russia with their massive resources lands rivers, forests, Space, oil and gas trades,coal and all Mendelleev system.
Ukraine should learn from Thailand. Any county between Russia and Euro should be declared as independent Buffer State.
Al Jazeera say about russian invasion for the last 8 years. But Russia hasn’t launched attack! What’s wrong with Al Jazeera? Fake news?
Im Russian 🇷🇺
And How many Ukrainian volunteer Snipers in 1994-1995 killed Russian peoples in Chechnya.
History return as Boomerang for Ukraine after 20 years.
No NATO no one no Stop Russia protect Russian speaking Ukrainians in South Eastern Ukraine.
F uck off Ukrainian Nationalism 😉😉😉
Not russian soldiers,just tourist .
NATO SHOULD SEND 100000 TROOPS TO RUSSIAN BORDER.
Ukraine laik Libya Syria made in America NATO war
All of them are MEN ! Where are the feminists in a war???? Where are the woman rights ??
Media is beating the drums.
Russian troops on the border? 120 miles away. I know missiles exceed that but it’s hardly proving an invasion. AmErica want this more than anyone. Watch out for the next false flag op to get Nordstream 2 rejected by the Eu.
” More ” divisions among Ukrainians? How is it even possible? 😀
I think nato use Ukrainian government for their goal no more. We see them how do they run away and lose the war in Afghanistan.
Ukraine doing so many wrong thing before. We are human resources our limit. USA not good for human health. Don’t follow US…….
USA is the savior of humanity. Russia is the plague of humanity. USA saves. Russia kills. The West stands with Ukraine.
Slava Ukraini! We, the West, stand with you until the very end!
Some European countries are only concerned with warring with its people…
Putin has every right to be angry at Ukraine, USA & the European Union. For example Putin will NOT invade Ukraine, if Ukraine, the west & EU, had not put messiles on Russia’s doorstep. Because that’s a form of threat & intimidation. Putin should let Ukraine go to the EU, as long as Ukraine, USA & EU, agree not to place messiles on Russia’s backyard, & create economic sanctions against Russia. If Ukraine & the West don’t remove their messiles, & place economic sanctions on Russia within 1 week, then Putin should invade Ukraine.
The USA needs to understand that Russia has more than 6000, nuclear messiles. The USA & Russia should focus on removing the evil military dictators that have been oppressing the people of Sudan for 60 years, or God will strike the west, if they don’t stand against evil dictators. Putin needs to stop supporting the evil dictators of Sudan.
@Arthur Tane he’s not an angel, for example I don’t support Putin who’s supporting evil dictators in Sudan for 60 years, but placing messiles on Russia’s doorstep & the EU & America, threating Russia is a threat. The USA & EU, want to further break-up Russia. Putin will not invade Ukraine if the west, & EU stop intimidating Russia, by war games & economic sanctions. This will trigger a nuclear war, & China, North Korea & Iran will join Russia. The last thing you want is Russia providing Iran with nuclear weapons. Don’t forget the reason Russia is very powerful because they where attacked by Hitler.
For every action there’s an equal & opposite reaction 🔥.
@Arthur Tane Russia has over 6000, nuclear weapons. But they are responsible. If Iran or an Islamic country had this capability world war 3 would have started long time ago. The reason the world will not use nuclear weapons, because it will destroy most of earth & take humans back in time. Lucky Iran doesn’t have such a capability. The west & EU want to deliberately weaken Russia, so they can be the dominant force, like they did to the Soviet union. Russia lost 20 to 27 million people to stop Hitler, which is more than many countries. That’s why Russia is very powerful.