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The deputy head of the Communist Party faction in the State Duma Nikolay Kolomeitsev assured that the leader of the Communist Party Gennady Zyuganov feels well, the issue of his treatment in the Central Committee is under the control of the attending physician.

Earlier, the secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Sergei Obukhov, reported that the Communist leader was in the Central Committee with symptoms of acute respiratory viral infections, a CT scan revealed no signs of lung damage. The press secretary of the politician, Alexander Yushchenko, said that Zyuganov, on the recommendation of the attending physician, decided to undergo 2-3-day prophylaxis.

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US President Joe Biden, during a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky, could not provide clear answers to requests for additional assistance to Ukraine and a visit to Kiev. Bloomberg informs about this, citing informed sources.

Biden and Zelensky had a telephone conversation on Sunday, the duration of which was just under an hour. According to the White House, the heads of state agreed to continue diplomatic efforts to resolve the current crisis around Ukraine. Also during the conversation, the American leader promised his Ukrainian counterpart to give a “quick anda decisive response to any possible aggression against his country.

According to another source, the Biden administration is “analyzing in detail” the possibility of providing additional economic assistance to Ukraine.

As noted in the agency, the head of the White House is unlikely to visit Kiev amid an appeal to Americans to leave the country.

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The press secretary of the head of the Communist Party revealed the details

Gennady Zyuganov was admitted to the hospital. His coronavirus has not been confirmed, but in order to prevent it, doctors recommended not to take risks. The details were told by the press secretary of the Communist Party leader, State Duma deputy Alexander Yushchenko.

At the moment, three leaders of the Duma factions are ill at once: Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Alexey Nechaev (he is being treated at home) and now Zyuganov.

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– I went to bed yesterday. I also called him yesterday, and everything was fine. This was done from the point of view of avoiding the risks associated with the current epidemiological situation. Gennady Andreevich monitors his health, is under the supervision of doctors after undergoing surgical interventions two or three years ago. Doctors have recommended that preventive medical measures be taken now.

– No, at least not confirmed. But there were some signs of a cold. Runny nose, cough… And in order to prevent a negative development of the situation, we made such a decision.

– I don’t know exactly, but most likely.

– For three or four days, no more, apparently. Maybe it will be released next week. At least for now, at the moment there are no signs of danger, we are talking about carrying out preventive measures – and that’s it. There will be no such thing as what they write about Zhirinovsky. 

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The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Japan, Yoshimasa Hayashi, called on compatriots to leave Ukraine immediately. He stated this to the media during an official visit to Honolulu.

“It is necessary to evacuate immediately. At the same time, use the safest method. The situation around Ukraine may deteriorate sharply, despite all efforts to resolve the situation diplomatically,” Kyodo quoted the minister as saying.

Currently, the Japanese Foreign Ministry, according to the publication, sends emails to compatriots in Ukraine and asks them to leave the country immediately.

Among other things, it is reported about the decrease in the number of the Japanese Embassy in Kiev. The media notes that a small number of employees will remain there. In general, the activity of the representative office has been reduced.

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The Dutch authorities decided to remove five of their OSCE staff from the territory of Donbass. In addition, seven employees involved in the EU advisory mission on reforming the civilian security sector of Ukraine will be returned to their homeland.

According to the NOS TV channel, three more employees of the Netherlands are in Kiev, and it is not known now whether they will leave the capital of Ukraine.

Earlier, several other countries announced the withdrawal of their observers from the east of Ukraine. According to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the decision of some countries to relocate the staff of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine seriously worries Moscow.

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The Council of the State Duma of the Russian Federation on Monday, February 14, will discuss what to do with the draft appeal to the president, which calls for recognizing the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.

The draft appeal was submitted to Parliament on January 19 by deputies from the Communist Party. The document notes that if the LDPR is recognized, then there will be grounds “to ensure security guarantees”, to protect the inhabitants of these territories from “external threats”, “the policy of genocide”.

According to the speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, at the moment there are two options: to consider the document at the plenary session or send it to government agencies for feedback.

Sources of Vedomosti report that the second option is the priority. Given the difficult international situation around Ukraine, the draft resolution will be sent to the Foreign Ministry for feedback.

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The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Canada has distributed a message stating the decision to move part of the national military contingent from Ukraine to other European countries.

It is specified that it is planned to move the military personnel involved in the Canadian mission Unifier. The reasons for this decision are the “difficult operational situation” in Ukraine.

At the same time, detailed information about the exact locations to which the military personnel will be relocated, and their number, is not announced.

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The Guardian, the UK’s daily left-liberal newspaper, reports that official London is confident that the Russian special services have been tasked with carrying out “coups” in major cities of Ukraine and establishing a puppet leadership in Kiev immediately after the invasion of the country.

So, the British leadership believes that as a result of the attack, Russia will first strike at military facilities, and then surround the capital Kiev and, possibly, other major cities, and then saboteurs from the FSB will try to establish a pro-Russian leadership inside.

No concrete evidence has been put forward to substantiate the two-stage plan, but the UK views it as a central invasion scenario aimed at “regime change” in Ukraine, in which Russia will seek to avoid a bloody and risky urban war after attacking its neighbor.

At the same time, the article notes, Ukraine is skeptical about the possibility of establishing any pro-Russian leadership in Kiev and its other major cities, even in the conditions of a military invasion, given the widespread hostility of society to Moscow.

But Western sources fear that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not appreciated the depth of public opinion in Ukraine. “A lot of overly optimistic assessments are being fed up to the Kremlin elite,” the publication quotes one of the officials as saying.

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Photo: Wikipedia.org . Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing that there is less and less time for a peaceful resolution of the situation in Ukraine.

“We still believe today that there is still time and space for a diplomatic way forward,” Kirby said, noting that the US military believes there is still a way to find a peaceful way to avoid a war in Ukraine.

At the same time, he called the “last desperate” attempts of European countries to promote de-escalation.

“We recognize that in this sense, time is decreasing,” Kirby said, adding that this gives everyone cause for concern.

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Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that at the moment the United States is not considering the possibility of introducing a preventive sanctions regime against Russia.

He added on Fox News that if sanctions are imposed now, they will lose their deterrent effect. 

According to Kirby, while sanctions are in reserve, they retain this effect.

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