- Sputnik International, 1920, 25.02.2022
Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.

NATO Chief Stoltenberg Holds Press Conference Ahead of Defence Ministers' Extraordinary Meeting

© JOHN THYSNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures as he speaks during a joint press conference with Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration after their bilateral meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on January 10, 2022.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures as he speaks during a joint press conference with Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration after their bilateral meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on January 10, 2022.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 15.03.2022
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NATO has been boosting its military presence in Eastern Europe since late last year by pulling ground forces and dispatching additional troops. Russia has repeatedly stressed that such moves are a threat to its national security.
Watch a live broadcast as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a pre-ministerial in Brussels ahead of the extraordinary meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence to discuss the Russian military special operation in Ukraine.
Russia started a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 in response to calls from the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics for protection against intensifying attacks by Ukrainian troops. The Russian Defence Ministry said the special operation is targeting Ukrainian military infrastructure only and the civilian population is not in danger. Moscow has repeatedly said it has no plans to occupy Ukraine.
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