Kiev and its Western allies accuse Russia of sending troops and arms to bolster the separatists - claims that Moscow denies.
The conflict has claimed more than 13,000 lives and Ukraine's military said on Wednesday that one of its soldiers was killed - the second Ukrainian combat loss in two days. International monitors in eastern Ukraine, who use unmanned aircraft to report ceasefire violations, have recently said their drones were being jammed. "This should give pause to those who give airtime to Ukraine's stubborn demands it should be admitted to Nato right away," he said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov echoed Mr Peskov's concerns, saying Russia was investigating reports that Ukraine used the Turkish drone. Moscow and Ankara cooperate closely on defence, including on conflicts in Syria and Libya, and Turkey has purchased weapons from Russia, including the S-400 missile defence systems. Turkey's sale of the unmanned aircraft to Kiev complicates its ties with Russia, which has thrown its political weight behind the Ukraine separatists. (1) Nice info map graphic – By Futuretrillionaire, CC BY-SA 3.Ukraine said earlier this month it planned to build a factory to produce the drones, which Kiev had previously purchased. Please click here to return to the main ReviseSociology home page! Sources/ find out more
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Wikipedia categorises ongoing conflicts as follows: Map of Conflicts in the world today See (1) below for source Categorising Wars and Conflicts… military withdrawal, more than the Biden administration has previously claimed. NB Wikipedia is a useful starting point for this topic as it provides us with a statistical and historical overview which is relatively easy to understand, but keep in mind that you’ll need to verify sources and check up on how valid the data is!. The Pentagon stated Tuesday that nearly 450 American citizens are still in Afghanistan following August’s U.S. Wikipedia lists around 40 ongoing wars and conflicts with over 100 combat deaths in 2020 or 2021. It is sad to say, but there are currently ongoing wars or minor conflicts in around three dozen countries, most of them in the Middle East, North West Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, and a major ongoing drug-war in Mexico.