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Six EU countries send experts to help Ukraine deal with cyber threats

Six European Union countries are sending a team of cybersecurity experts to Ukraine to help deal with cyber threats after Russia formally recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, Lithuania's deputy defence minister said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2022

How the migration and mobility pact has helped to reset AU-EU relations

At the recent 6th AU-EU summit, the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) unveiled five partnerships highlighting their Joint Vision till 2030.

The Conversation · Feb 22, 2022

Ukraine: what’s really behind Putin’s deployment of 'peacekeeping' troops? Experts explain

Vladimir Putin’s recognition of the independence of the two breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk followed a surreal live broadcast of a security council meeting in the Kremlin. Sitting facing the 13-member council, Putin cajoled and argued as, one by one, his most senior officials – including Dmitry Medvedev, a…

The Conversation · Feb 22, 2022

German Chancellor stops Nord Stream 2 pipeline certification process

The comments come after Moscow ordered troops into two breakaway regions in the east of the country, allegedly to carry out ‘peacekeeping’ duties.

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022

EU foreign ministers could agree sanctions package on Tuesday, source says

EU ambassadors have been discussing a sanctions package on Russia consisting of four parts which could be agreed by the bloc's foreign ministers at a meeting later on Tuesday in Paris, an EU Commission source told Reuters.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2022

Russia-Ukraine crisis: where is Ukraine, where are Russian troops and how long has Ukraine been an independent country?

Ukraine's efforts to join Nato are fiercely opposed by Russia, which is keen to stop the US-led military alliance from expanding further into eastern Europe

Wales Online · Feb 22, 2022

Central Europe braces for an influx of Ukrainian refugees

Poland, Slovakia and other states are ready to welcome Ukrainians fleeing tensions with Russia.

Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2022

Russian funding for an invasion of Ukraine will be hit by EU sanctions

European and US response would ‘hurt Russia a lot’ and second tranche of measures would be even more punitive

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2022

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know in the escalating crisis

Leaders around the world have condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin and prepared to hit his administration with sanctions after he sparked fears of war with new legislation that would allow the deployment of troops to rebel-held regions of eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022

EU agrees sanctions 'to hurt Russia' over Ukraine crisis

The European Union agreed new sanctions on Russia that will blacklist more politicians, lawmakers and officials, ban EU investors from trading in Russian state bonds, and target imports and exports with separatist entities.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2022