Interstate relations

Far-right Japanese organizations are holding protests on February 7 on the "Day of the Northern Territories" — this is how the southern islands of the Kuril Ridge are called in the country.

The Belarusian Foreign Ministry said that Minsk has no plans to participate in the alleged invasion of the Russian army on the territory of Ukraine.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Kiev for a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. As the "Observer" told, the Turkish President greeted the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the slogan "Glory to Ukraine".

Residents of Armenia have included Russia in the top 3 states that pose a threat to their country. This was told by the newspaper "Gazeta.ru" with reference to the results of a survey conducted by the IRI Institute.

The Constitution of Georgia does not recognize the existence of South Ossetia, so it is desirable that the European Union exclude this name from official documents. This was stated by the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament of Georgia Nikoloz Samkharadze.

Argentina is facing a difficult economic situation today. This was stated by Argentine President Alberto Fernandez before the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the country receives weapons from Western countries solely for defensive purposes.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin is certainly concerned about the likely sanctions from the United States.

Violation of human rights in Ukraine has become systemic. This was announced on February 1 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Diplomats of the United States and other countries in Belarus are not in danger. This was announced on Tuesday, February 1, by the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Anatoly Glaz.

The possibility of provocations in the Donbass by the Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot be ruled out, but at present there are no signs of them.

The EU is discussing the possibility of excluding Russia from the SWIFT international bank payment system and completely putting a halt on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline if Moscow launches an invasion of Ukraine.

The Arctic Expeditionary Force and a detachment of Russian Northern Fleet warships practised anti-submarine tasks in the Norwegian Sea.