- Any possible contact of our forces with NATO's could lead to consequences that would be hard to correct
- US exerting pressure on other countries with regards to Russia's G20 membership
- Some countries are holding their own sovereign positions despite US pressure
As things stand, Russia is insisting that everything is as per what they thought out to be and it does look like the situation in Ukraine may drag on for quite some time yet. In other news, Moscow is also reaffirming that Putin plans to attend the G20 summit later this year in Indonesia - scheduled to be held in November.