‘Situation extraordinarily tough….’: Putin orders enhancing surveillance at borders

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given directions to the Federal Security Services to step up surveillance of society and the nation’s borders to fight the ’emergence of latest threats’ from overseas and traitors at dwelling.

Moscow,UPDATED: Dec 20, 2022 13:40 IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin, proper, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko enter a corridor after their talks in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 (Photo: AP)

By India Today Web Desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the scenario in 4 areas of Ukraine that Moscow has declared a part of Russia is ‘extraordinarily tough’, ordering safety forces to boost surveillance to safe its border and sort out new threats. On September 30, Russia, amid an ongoing invasion of Ukraine, unilaterally declared its annexation of areas in and round 4 Ukrainian areas – Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.

Putin is presently on a visit to Belarus, fuelling fears he’ll strain his ally to affix a brand new offensive in opposition to Ukraine. Russia has been pounding missiles and drones on Ukraine as a part of a method to deprive the nation of warmth and energy throughout winter, prompting Kyiv to make requires extra weapons, Reuters reported.

Ukraine additionally fears that Putin might mount strain on Moscow’s ally Belarus to open a brand new invasion in opposition to Ukraine.

There has been fixed Russian and Belarusian army exercise for months in Belarus. In February, Belarus offered Russia with a launching pad for the invasion of Ukraine.

The Russian President additionally gave directions to the Federal Security Services (FSB) to step up surveillance of society and the nation’s borders to fight the ’emergence of latest threats’ from overseas and traitors at dwelling. He ordered the FSB to make sure the “safety” of individuals residing there, which is seen as a uncommon admission by Putin that the invasion of Ukraine just isn’t going easily.

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“The situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions is extremely difficult,” Putin stated late on Monday in feedback translated by Reuters.

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Putin stated he and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko mentioned forming “a single defense space” within the area however rejected claims that Moscow was poised to swallow its neighbour.

“Russia isn’t interested in any kind of merger, it’s not feasible,” Putin was quoted by AP as saying. Lukashenko has stated repeatedly he has no intention of sending his nation’s troops into Ukraine.

But analysts say the Kremlin is perhaps in search of some form of Belarusian army assist for its Ukraine operations.

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Meanwhile, Ukraine has sought extra weapons and army assist from the West after Russian ‘kamikaze drones’ attacked its vitality infrastructure on Monday.

“Weapons, shells, new defence capabilities…everything that will give us the ability to speed up the end to this war,” President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated in his night deal with.

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Dec 20, 2022