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Diplomatic efforts to resolve regional tensions ongoing but military forces in place in the event that conflict should erupt

While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but unheard in Moscow, where pundits and ordinary people alike don’t expect President Vladimir Putin to launch an attack on the ex-Soviet neighbor

The Kremlin and the West have held out the possibility of a diplomatic path out of the Ukraine crisis

President Vladimir Putin countered U.S. warnings that Russia may invade Ukraine within days by staging televised meetings with his foreign and defense ministers that emphasized de-escalation of tensions and continued efforts to find a diplomatic resolution to the security crisis.

Russian president signals prospect of talks with west as military buildup leaves world guessing about possible invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday his country would continue to seek membership of the NATO transatlantic military alliance despite pressure to cede that aspiration to avoid war with Russia. Ukraine's envoy to Britain had suggested Kyiv may reconsider its NATO bid but later backtracked while acknowledging concessions could…

Analysis: it is still unclear how far Russian president is willing to go to achieve his Ukraine goals

The main issue highlighted by the crisis on the Ukraine borders over the past few months has predominantly focused on the role of Nato and the friction over the eastward expansion of the alliance. This has been a constant message emerging from the Kremlin: that the Nato membership of many…

Russia should continue talks with the U.S. and its allies on its demands for security guarantees in Europe, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told President Vladimir Putin Monday, suggesting the Kremlin will extend efforts to reach a diplomatic solution to surging tensions with the West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved, in principle, the Foreign Ministry's responses to the West on security guarantees that Moscow is seeking, the RIA news agency cited the Kremlin as saying on Monday.

The Kremlin on Monday said it did not view comments from Kyiv's envoy to London as signalling an official change in Ukraine's position on wanting to join NATO, but said it would significantly help address Russia's security concerns if Kyiv did renounce its intention to become an alliance member.