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- On February 17, 20 ships of the Russian Caspian flotilla begun exercises in the Caspian Sea;
- On February 17, a joint meeting of the Permanent Council and the OSCE Security Cooperation Forum took place at the request of the Baltic states, which have not received answers from Belarus on its joint exercises with Russia;
- On February 15, the units of the Western and Southern Military Districts of Russia began returning to their home bases after the planned exercises;
- “Allied Resolve – 2022” joint military exercises of Russia and Belarus are underway in Belarus. They were scheduled for February 10-20;
- NATO Defense Ministers stated that Russia’s recognition of the DPR and LPR would be a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and the Minsk agreements;
- On February 17, the US Ambassador arrived at the Russian Foreign Ministry to get Russia’s response to Washington’s letter on security guarantees;
- On February 17, the Press Secretary for the President of Russia claimed that the Kremlin is concerned about the aggravation of the situation in Donbass and recalled that they had long warned about the danger of excessive concentration of the Ukrainian military on the demarcation line;
- On February 17, the fire exchange intensified on the Donbass front lines. According to the DPR/LPR representatives, the first strikes were made by the UAF;
- On February 17, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian claimed that “there are no more rules” governing European security and it is necessary to update the outdated security system in Europe amid the Ukrainian crisis;
- On February 17, spokesman for the US State Department Ned Price claimed that the US had never announced the exact date of the alleged Russian invasion of Ukraine.
