The Ukrainian government has denied any intention to launch an offensive on the separatist-held areas.
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This handout photo released by the Press Service of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation on Feb. 17, 2022, shows the interior view of a kindergarten, which the Ukrainian military said was damaged by shelling, in Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk region. Fears that Russia might use such claims as a pretext to launch an invasion remain high, with Thursday's allegations out of the ordinary.
For the past few weeks, Russian propaganda and the separatists in Donbas have been laying the groundwork to accuse Ukraine of launching an offensive, claiming that the Ukrainian government has been massing its forces and also alleging to have found evidence of atrocities. Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier this week that he believes"genocide" has occurred in Ukraine.
Ukraine has urged the Security Council to consider the Duma motion during the meeting, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Twitter Wednesday.Share to TwitterVice President Kamala Harris this week will make one of her most significant foreign policy trips since taking office, heading to Germany to lead the U.S. delegation at the Munich Security Conference -- where she will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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