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Signs indicate Russia may be seeking to dial back tensions in Ukraine crisis

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s defense ministry announced on Tuesday it would begin pulling back some troops from areas near the border of Ukraine, a move that suggested Moscow may be seeking to dial back tensions over the crisis in Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times

Putin says he wants Ukraine NATO question resolved ‘now’

Russia’s president says Western assurances Kyiv will not join NATO military alliance are unsatisfactory.

Al Jazeera

‘Lasting security’ in Europe can only be achieved with Russian help, Scholz says

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday welcomed Russia’s partial troop withdrawal from the Ukrainian border, labelling it a “good sign”, and noted that lasting stability and security in Europe could only be achieved with Russia’s help.

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Ukraine says it and NATO should determine membership

Only Ukraine and NATO should determine Kyiv's bid to join the alliance, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said after meeting his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio in Kyiv on Tuesday.

Reuters

NATO and the Ukraine-Russia crisis: Five key things to know

Moscow has the future of the US-led transatlantic military alliance in its sights as Kyiv eyes membership.

Al Jazeera

UK ambassador to Ukraine praised for staying put amid fears of invasion

Despite sniping from the Tory press Melinda Simmons is renowned as trailblazer who has thrown herself into the job

The Guardian - UK

In Ukraine, we’re terrified of an invasion. The west’s rash strategy isn’t helping

There isn’t panic on the streets, but I’ve been stocking up on fuel, food, and jigsaws to distract me from anxiety, says event planner Alexandra Matzota

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Ukraine: Intelligence on Russian troop build-up ‘not encouraging’, says Boris Johnson

Some signs of openness in diplomatic talks, but Russia prepared to go ‘at any moment’, says PM

The Independent UK

Russia invading Ukraine 'set for 3am tomorrow' with air strikes and tanks ready

Europe could be just a few hours from all-out war in Ukraine despite last ditch diplomatic moves

Irish Mirror

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Why are Russia and Ukraine enemies, what is Nato and will there be a Russian invasion?

The relationship between Russia and Ukraine is a very long and complicated one, causing much anxiety among observers who fear it could spill over into outright war

Wales Online

Russia's parliament asks Putin to recognise breakaway east Ukrainian regions

Russia's lower house of parliament voted on Tuesday to ask President Vladimir Putin to recognise two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent and the European Union told Moscow not to follow through.

Reuters

Germany’s Olaf Scholz heads to Moscow as diplomacy ramps up over Ukraine crisis

Scholz will say the West is prepared to discuss Russia’s security concerns while also warning of sanctions

The Independent UK

UK ambassador in Kiev Melinda Simmons issues ‘red’ warning to Britons to leave

The UK ambassador in Kiev has issued British nationals in Ukraine a “red” warning and told them to leave immediately

Evening Standard

Ukraine hit by cyber attack as U.S. questions Russian troop pullback

Kyiv appeared to blame Russia for a cyber attack on Tuesday as U.S. President Joe Biden warned that more than 150,000 Russian troops were still amassed near Ukraine's borders after Moscow's announcement of a partial pullback was met with scepticism.

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Daily Mirror

Russian invasion of Ukraine set for '3am today' with missiles and tank attack

Intelligence sources state Russia's invasion of Ukraine will begin on Wednesday afternoon with Europe on the brink of war despite Vladimir Putin pulling back some of his country's forces

The Independent UK

Hopes for diplomatic end to Ukraine crisis as Johnson chairs emergency meeting

The Prime Minister will lead a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee as Liz Truss warned a Russian invasion of Ukraine could still be imminent.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson warns threat of Russian invasion of Ukraine remains but hopes for ‘diplomatic opening’ – as it happened

Prime minister says ‘intelligence is not encouraging’ and reveals Russian field hospitals in Belarus appear to be part of invasion preparations

Daily Mirror

Russia pulls back forces from Ukraine border in move that could reduce tensions

Video shows what is believed to be Russian tanks returning back to base following drills as the Kremlin appears to be pulling troops back from the Ukraine border

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The Independent UK

Why would Russia invade Ukraine?

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine President Calls for ‘Day of Unity’ for Feb. 16, Day Some Believe Russia Could Invade

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday called on the country's people to fly flags and sing the national anthem in unison on Feb. 16, a date that some Western media say Russian could invade. Ukrainian government officials stressed that Zelenskiy was not predicting an attack on Wednesday, but responding skeptically…

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Brazil Reaffirms Ties with Ukraine, as Bolsonaro Jets to Russia

Brazil publicly reaffirmed its diplomatic ties with Kyiv on Monday as far-right President Jair Bolsonaro set off on an official visit to Russia amid soaring tensions between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.

France 24

Ex-German chancellor Schroeder’s Russia ties cast a shadow over Scholz's trip to Moscow

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday at an awkward time for the leader of a Western nation still dependent on Russian gas. The new chancellor’s position is not helped by an old chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, whose lucrative business dealings with Russia are…

Asharq Al-Awsat

German Chancellor to Meet Putin as Ukraine's Fate in the Balance

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was due in Moscow Tuesday in search of a diplomatic solution to avoid a war in Ukraine as the West and Russia signaled tentative hopes of an easing in the tense standoff. His talks with Vladimir Putin are the latest in an intense diplomatic scramble to…

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Renewed calls for de-escalation

Ukraine-Russia crisis news from February 15: Putin says Russia ready for talks on confidence-building measures.

Los Angeles Times

US relocating embassy from Ukraine’s capital amid fears of Russian invasion

WASHINGTON — Warning of “dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces” on Ukraine’s border, the U.S. on Monday announced it was closing its embassy in the capital city of Kyiv out of fear for the safety of its diplomats.

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