Russian nationalism

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday told a meeting of foreign news outlets that Moscow harbours no "imperial ambitions" and dismissed as "bollocks" the idea that Russia could attack NATO.

Sixty alleged mob participants have been arrested, Russian news agencies say, citing the local interior ministry

"In the last year, all the predictions for a quick victory of the dictator Putin turned out to be wrong, and today it is obvious that the assessments of his unshakable power are also wrong", commented former prime minister and current co-chairman of "We Continue the Change" Kiril Petkov.

The United States has urged its citizens not to travel to Ukraine because of information that Russian forces have captured two American citizens. Zelensky met in Kyiv with Dritan Abazovic and Edi Rama.
Macron told Zelensky that Kyiv is obliged to negotiate with Moscow.

Photos from the war in Ukraine were vandalized in Sofia, "Fotofabrika" director Emmy Barouh told Radio Free Europe Bulgaria. On some of the images of destroyed and injured people is painted with white spray the letter Z, which Russia uses as a symbol of its invasion.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that.
"Of course, such hostile actions towards our country and our high-ranking officials cannot cause major problems, but they can lead to some talks being postponed," Peskov said.
He added that this event will not affect Russia's relations with friendly countries, such as Serbia.

After the talks, Putin gave an order to his assistant for economic issues, Maxim Oreshkin, to contact the German side, in order to clarify the mechanism for paying for gas in rubles, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced today.

The Novorossiya Movement, an organisation run by notorious Russian army veteran Igor Strelkov, has given Serbian citizen Stevan Milosevic its 'Protector of Novorossiya' award for fighting on the pro-Russian separatist side in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

A Montenegrin prosecutor said on Feb. 19 that some "Russian state bodies" were involved in a coup attempt during October's election last year, with the aim of stopping the Balkan country from joining NATO.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered his annual address to both chambers of the country's Parliament calling for measures to get the economy back on its feet.

As expected, Putin has commented on both domestic and international issues involving Russia.