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As Ukraine tension grows, diplomacy stalls and Russian troops are massed at border

KHARKIV, Ukraine — With tens of thousands of Russian troops massed near Ukraine’s northern frontier, and as tensions intensified in the country’s eastern Donbas region, Western and Russian leaders continued to engage in a high-stakes dance Sunday mixing equal parts diplomatic bickering and military puffery — but with little sign…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 21, 2022

Ukraine crisis: Mysterious 'Z' on Russian vehicles sparks fears of attack

Several Russian vehicles with the painted-on tag were spotted on tanks, self-propelled guns, fuel trucks and supply vehicles amid fears of an imminent invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2022

Vladimir Putin: Diplomacy over Ukraine crisis must ‘intensify’

Russian president reiterated the need for NATO to take Moscow’s demands for security guarantees seriously to avoid war.

Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2022

Rangers have unlikely ally in penalty row as Bobby Madden stands in eye of the storm - Hotline

Another huge weekend in the Premiership title race - and another controversial day for officials - as Fraser Wilson discovered as he takes your calls.

Daily Record · Feb 20, 2022

Memory of 1938 hangs heavy in Munich as Ukrainian president calls for action

‘Has the world forgotten its mistakes of the 20th century?’ asks Volodymyr Zelenskiy as invasion looms

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022

Couple quit their jobs to work as full time pet sitters travelling around UK and Europe

Four years ago, Chris, 32 and Suze, 29 from Kent, decided to quit their careers and move out of their permanent home to try out a completely different kind of lifestyle

Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2022

Biden, Putin agree to summit, France says, after US officials warn of imminent Ukraine invasion

An estimated 30,000 Russian troops are in Belarus, north of Ukraine, as the US embassy in Moscow warns shopping centres and train stations in Moscow and St Petersburg have been threatened with attacks.

ABC News · Feb 20, 2022

EU official: Turkey will gain by curbing migration to Cyprus

A top European Union official says Turkey “has much to gain” if it works with the 27-member bloc to stem migrant arrivals from its airports and shores to the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022

Russian invasion of Ukraine is ‘very, very highly likely and very, very imminent’, UK government says

Boris Johnson says conflict could be ‘biggest war in Europe’ since 1945

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022

Harris acknowledges `real possibility of war' in Europe

Vice President Kamala Harris is acknowledging “the real possibility of war” as she wraps up a weekend of outreach to European allies with a push to bolster the West’s resolve in confronting Moscow with crippling sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022