Feb 15, 2022: According to a report by Reuters, Russia will “respond” if Russian citizens start being killed anywhere, including in Ukraine’s rebel Donbass region, Russia’s RIA news agency quoted Russian envoy to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, as saying on Tuesday.

Chizhov said, “We will not invade Ukraine unless we are provoked to do that, if the Ukrainians launch an attack against Russia, you shouldn’t be surprised if we counterattack. Or, if they start blatantly killing Russian citizens anywhere – Donbass or wherever.”