The Latest Breaking News from Eastern Europe

All-out conflict is looming between Russia and Ukraine

And it might drag the U.S. into another far-away fight.

Mic · Jan 24, 2022

Pentagon readies troops for possible deployment to Europe - Roll Call

The Pentagon has placed 8,500 troops on alert so they may be deployed to help defend Eastern Europe if Russia invades Ukraine.

Roll Call · Jan 24, 2022

White House says Biden ‘refining plans for all scenarios’ over Ukraine-Russia – as it happened

President to hold video call with European leaders over escalating crisis – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2022

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: US puts 8,500 troops on alert

Russia-Ukraine tensions news from January 24: US, Europe and NATO present united front after call between leaders.

Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2022

US Tells Diplomats’ Families to Leave Ukraine, Weighs Troop Options

The US State Department announced Sunday it was ordering diplomats' family members to leave Ukraine, as US President Joe Biden weighed options for boosting America's military assets in Eastern Europe to counter a buildup of Russian troops. The order, which also allowed US diplomats stationed at the embassy in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2022

Why would Russia invade Ukraine?

Nato is sending more fighter jets and ships to eastern Europe amid growing tensions

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2022

U.S. tells diplomats' families to leave Ukraine, weighs troop options

The U.S. State Department announced Sunday it was ordering diplomats' family members to leave Ukraine, as U.S. President Joe Biden weighed options for boosting America's military assets in Eastern Europe to counter a buildup of Russian troops.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2022

What exactly could the United States do to aid Ukraine if Russia invades

Washington is said to be considering sending thousands of US troops to Nato allies in Eastern Europe

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2022

US academics use radar to help seek missing in split Cyprus

U.S. academics who help locate Holocaust mass graves and execution sites in Eastern Europe have used high-tech, ground-penetrating radar to identify potential burial sites of people who disappeared amid war and interethnic strife in Cyprus decades ago

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022