2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine speculation


 * ''See also January 2022 Donbass false-flag attack plan and Russian security proposal of 2021

Western allegations

 * ''See also 2021 Donbass Crisis


 * Russian troop movements near Ukraine border prompt concern in U.S., Europe - The Washington Post, October 30, 2021 (archive)
 * This is how Putin could destroy Ukraine - Julian Röpke, Bild, December 4, 2022
 * How Russia's Military Is Positioned to Threaten Ukraine - The New York Times, January 7, 2022 (archive)
 * Putin tests a model for invading Ukraine, outwitting Biden's diplomats - Rebekah Koffler, the Hill, January 18, 2022
 * The (apparent) disagreement between Ze and “Biden” - The Saker, January 20, 2022
 * "Venäjä tavoittelee Ukrainan nöyrtymistä", sanoo sotilasasiantuntija ja esittelee Ylelle Venäjän hyökkäysvaihtoehdot - YLE, January 21, 2022
 * Ukrainian general claims to know when Russia will ‘invade’ - RT, January 22, 2022
 * Thinks Putin Is Planning Something Even Worse Than War - Ivan Krastev, New York Times, February 3, 2022 (archive)
 * Russian Troops in Final Stages of Readiness Add to Worries for Ukraine - The New York Times, February 4, 2022 (archive)
 * Russia about to invade Ukraine, NYT insists after Bloomberg fiasco - RT, February 5, 2022
 * Bloomberg 'Inadvertently' Reports 'Russia Invades Ukraine', Offers Live Feed - Sputnik, February 5, 2022
 * Russia could seize Kyiv in days and cause 50,000 civilian casualties in Ukraine, U.S. assessments find - Washington Post, February 5, 2022 (archive)
 * ''Up to 5 million people likely to flee if Russia invades
 * Olympic invasion possible – US - RT, February 11, 2022
 * Media outlets name another ‘Russian invasion’ date - RT, February 12, 2022
 * Russian units near Ukraine moved into "attack positions," U.S. official says - CBS News, February 14, 2022
 * NATO allies concerned by Zelensky move to leave Ukraine, threat of Russian invasion almost certain - Fox News, February 18, 2022

Western weapons deliveries

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The Great Exodus

 * US Plans to Evacuate Embassy in Kyiv, AP Reports - VOA News, February 12, 2022
 * U.S. orders employees to leave embassy in Kyiv ahead of potential Russian invasion of Ukraine - CBS News, February 12, 2022
 * U.S. to evacuate embassy staff from Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion - NBC News, February 12, 2022
 * KLM stops flying to Ukraine - Then24, February 12, 2022
 * The big exodus of the defenders of the Independent Ukraine - The Saker, February 15, 2022
 * The great exodus continues while Russia wraps up her maneuvers - The Saker, February 15, 2022

Biden-Zelensky phone call

 * The Lead CNN @TheLeadCNN on Twitter, January 27, 2022 ( original tweet deleted, video mirrored online)
 * ''A senior Ukrainian official says the Biden-Zelensky call ‘did not go well’ and Biden told Zelensky a Russian invasion is virtually certain warning the country should prepare for impact @mchancecnn reports
 * CNN In Meltdown Mode Over Biden-Ukraine Phone Call Fiasco - ZeroHedge, January 28, 2022
 * Ukrainian official tells CNN Biden's call with Ukrainian President 'did not go well' but White House disputes account - CNN, January 28, 2022
 * (This is the coverup, original story censored by CNN.)
 * Ukraine official says in call with Zelensky, Biden told him to ‘prepare for impact’ - AFP via Times of Israel, January 28, 2022

Don't panic

 * Zelensky press conference: video 1, video 2
 * Ukraine's president criticizes West's "panic" over Russia - Axios, January 28, 2022
 * Ukraine crisis: Don't create panic, Zelensky tells West - BBC, "5 days ago"
 * Tucker: This is a slow motion disaster - Fox News, January 29, 2022
 * Biden's Wag the Dog Ukraine script is crumbling - The Duran, February 1, 2022 (video)
 * Don’t panic: why Ukraine doesn’t like western talk of imminent attack - The Guardian, February 2, 2022
 * White House says it's no longer calling potential Russian invasion of Ukraine 'imminent' - CNN, February 2, 2022
 * Ukraine invasion no longer ‘imminent’ – White House - RT, February 2, 2022
 * What a Twist! Ukraine’s President Demands Proof That Russia is Planning to Invade - Sputnik, February 12, 2022
 * Ukraine asks for evidence - RT, February 12, 2022
 * "You Cannot Make This S**t Up!" - Markets Reverse After Ukrainian Leader Says 'Attack' Comments Were "Irony", Not Real - ZeroHedge, February 14, 2022
 * explained the meaning of the name “Buddha Astrolabe” - MailBD, February 14, 2022 (video)
 * "Invasion Day" What is happening in Ukraine. updated - Strana.UA, February 16, 2022
 * Evacuation Ukraine-Russia Crisis - LIVE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE Stream (Invasion Imminent?) - Live video stream from 9 webcams, started February 16, 2022

Russian position

 * 'Without Russia, we won't stop a full-on Ukrainian offensive': What people in Donbass say about the ongoing military crisis - RT, February 4, 2022
 * ''“In the long-term perspective, a full-scale war is less dangerous than a low-intensity conflict lasting for decades.”
 * Sitrep: From Maria’s office - Maria Zakharova on Telegam, via The Saker Blog, February 7, 2022
 * Lukashenko: Belarus and Russia to Respond Together if Ukraine Starts War Against Donbass - Sputnik, February 8, 2022
 * Russia reveals who it thinks is behind Ukraine invasion scare - RT, February 7, 2022
 * Sergey Karaganov: It’s not really about Ukraine - RT, February 8, 2022
 * Apparently, Russia cancelled firing exercises affecting Azov sea near Crimea - Chergovii (Ukr.), Cassad (RU), February 10, 2022
 * Examples of the large-scale disinformation campaign by the Western media, hyping the claim that Russia is planning to invade Ukraine - MFA Russia, February 11, 2022
 * Secret invasion plan - Archivarius, Twitter, February 11, 2022, used in a main propaganda show, Vladimir Soloviev - Soloviev Live, February 12, 2022
 * (irony, skepticism, war would be horrible tone)
 * US/UK need war ‘at any cost’ – Russia - RT, February 12, 2022
 * Kremlin: West’s warnings of imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine reach absurd levels - Press TV, February 12, 2022
 * Watch Tanks Leave Russia's Southern Border as Troops Redeployed After Drills - Sputnik, February 15, 2022
 * Western media tried hard to trigger war in Ukraine — Russian Foreign Ministry - TASS, February 16, 2022

LPR and DPR

 * The Ukrainian side produced fake videos to accuse the DPR forces of shelling - DAN News, February 9, 2022
 * the source materials of not yet edited fake Ukrainian videos fell into the hands of the DPR forces. The video shows the positions of the Ukrainian military near Avdeevka. A DPR sniper allegedly "killed" a soldier there who was allegedly standing in a trench (video).
 * Materials about Russia's "offensive" on Ukraine turned out to be plans for exercises of the Armed Forces of Ukraine five years ago - Pushilin - Donetsk News Agency, February 11, 2022
 * Ukraine mobilises its army and SBU to attack DPR and LPR and involve Russia in the Donbass war - Christelle Néant, Donbass Insider, February 11, 2022
 * Today: Online Studio LIVE - “On the front lines on the eve of the alleged Russian invasion” - UMV Lehti, February 15, 2022 (in Finnish, + video)
 * Feb 15th 2022 DONBASS SITREP FROM THE FRONT - Russell Bentley, February 15, 2022 (video)

Ukrainian opposition

 * Ilya Kyva, Telegram, February 11, 2022
 * ''The war has long been planned by the Pentagon and they are well aware that Moscow will not and cannot endlessly give in, retreat and swallow more and more new scams and provocations of the West.

Western dissent

 * Tucker Carlson, featuring Tulsi Gabbard, February 12, 2022
 * It’s Official – White House Ukraine Crisis is Manufactured – Pelosi Says if Russia Doesn’t Invade Ukraine, It Proves Strength and Brilliance of Joe Biden Policy - The Conservative Treehouse, February 13, 2022

Analysis

 * Putin’s battle plans and Ukraine invasion maps are (not) covered by Western media - Olx Praca, January 20, 2022
 * Insane Signals, One Conclusion… U.S. and NATO Partners Are Inciting War Against Russia - Alastair Crooke, Strategic Culture, January 21, 2022
 * Lännen virtuaalisota käy kuumana - Petri Krohn on Facebook, January 22, 2022
 * A 'Parthogenetic' Conflict - There Is No Russian Invasion Threat To Ukraine - Moon of Alabama, January 25, 2022
 * 'Russian Invasion Scare' Unravels, Ukraine Breaks Ranks with US/UK, Denies Russian Invasion Pending - Alexander Mercouris, January 25, 2022 (video)
 * Bipolar attitude around the future “Russian invasion of Ukraine” between Western hysteria and apparent calm in Kiev - Christelle Néant, Donbass Insider, January 26, 2022
 * How A Misguided Grand Strategy Led To This U.S. Defeat - Moon of Alabama, February 2, 2022
 * Ukraine: Another Biden Débâcle? - Alastair Crooke, Strategic Culture, February 2, 2022
 * How the latest Ukraine escalation split the EU - RT, February 2, 2022
 * Look at the map! Where are the Ukrainian military forces concentrated and where are they absent? - Gilbert Doctorow, February 4, 2022
 * MintPress Study: NY Times, Washington Post Driving US to War with Russia Over Ukraine - Alan Macleod, MintPressNews, February 4, 2022
 * The Specious Reasoning Behind Claims That The US Thwarted An Invasion Of Ukraine - Caitlin Johnstone, February 5, 2022
 * 'Russian Troop Build-Up' - Eight Years Of Crying Wolf - Moon of Alabama, February 7, 2022
 * Divisions on Anti-Russia Sanctions. Scholz US, Baerbock Kiev. Refuse to Commit Cancel Nord Stream 2 - Alexander Mercouris, February 8, 2022 (video)
 * Ukraine war is about keeping Germany down - The Duran, February 9, 2022 (video)
 * The Ultimate End of NATO - Scott Ritter, Consortium News, February 11, 2022
 * Sullivan at centre of Durham probe, as Clinton allies spied on Trump - The Duran, February 14, 2022 (video)
 * The US-Led West’s Information Terrorism Campaign Collapsed Without A Shot - Andrew Korybko, One World, February 15, 2022
 * The Big White House Plans Behind Its 'Russian Invasion' Scam - Moon of Alabama, February 15, 2022
 * Meet the new Proactive Russia: The Kremlin Moves on to Plan B - Gilbert Doctorow, February 16, 2022
 * Why Is the U.S. Peddling Dangerous Lies About a ‘Russian Invasion’ of Ukraine? - Robert Bridge, Strategic Culture, February 17, 2022