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Biden says diplomacy still possible; OSCE reports more attacks in east – as it happened

Russian state media say a blast has occurred in Donetsk amid multiple US warnings of false flag incidents

The Guardian - US · Feb 18, 2022

US and NATO officials ramp up warnings of potential Russian aggression in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken warned Thursday that Russia “is preparing to launch an attack” against Ukraine, echoing earlier comments from U.S. and Western officials who said an invasion could come any day and that Moscow would seek to use disinformation to create a pretext for such…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 18, 2022

US and NATO officials ramp up warnings of potential Russian aggression in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken warned Thursday that Russia “is preparing to launch an attack” against Ukraine, echoing earlier comments from U.S. and Western officials who said an invasion could come any day and that Moscow would seek to use disinformation to create a pretext for such…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 18, 2022

West accuses Russia of ‘false flag’ attacks inside Ukraine as Biden expects Kremlin to strike ‘within days’

US says a pretext for action could include ‘a fabricated terrorist bombing in Russia, the discovery of a mass grave, or a fake, or real, chemical weapons attack’

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Ukraine: what would a Russian invasion actually look like? These are the three most likely scenarios

Despite suggestions to the contrary from the Kremlin, Ukraine remains surrounded by Russian troops, both along its long border with Russia and from within occupied Crimea. The Russian Federation has deployed land, air and naval forces that give the Kremlin a range of possibilities should it seek to initiate military…

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2022

‘Creating chaos’: Russia fans flames in the Balkans to threaten EU and Nato

While all eyes are on Ukraine, Moscow’s manoeuvring in southeast Europe has stirred ethnic tensions and risks threatening fragile peace in several states, writes Borzou Daragahi

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

West must stand united in the face of Russian aggression, warns Truss

The Foreign Secretary said the response to the Ukraine crisis represents a ‘litmus test’ for the free world.

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Joe Biden says risk of Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘very high’

Liz Truss says reports of Ukrainian military activity in Donbas are ‘straight out of the Kremlin playbook’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022

Ukraine and rebel region trade shelling allegations

Kyiv and its allies say Moscow could use an incident in the separatist conflict as justification for an invasion.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2022

Analysis-Putin makes inroads in pressure campaign against West, Ukraine

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has secured some wins in his confrontation with the West over Ukraine, but it's too early to discern an end to a crisis that could yet morph into a new Cold War even if conflict is averted, Kremlin watchers said.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022