The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

The U.S. State Department announced Sunday it was ordering diplomats' family members to leave Ukraine, as U.S. President Joe Biden weighed options for boosting America's military assets in Eastern Europe to counter a buildup of Russian troops.

Moscow, which maintains it has no plans to invade Ukraine, dismissed the accusations as ‘disinformation’.

With negotiations deadlocked, Moscow is continuing to build up its military forces for a possible invasion

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss revealed a Vladimir Putin plot in a highly unusual move for the UK Foreign Office as Boris Johnson warns European counterparts against 'naivety' over Russia's demands

LONDON — The U.K. says it has information that Moscow is plotting to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv, as fears of an invasion of Ukraine persist.

British allegations of a clandestine mission by Moscow suggest Kremlin is planning the aftermath of a conflict

Foreign Office claim of plan to install pro-Moscow government comes with scant detail

Germany's navy chief stepped down on Saturday after drawing criticism for saying Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved respect and that Kyiv would never win back annexed Crimea from Moscow.

U.S. military aid to help Ukraine defend against a possible invasion by Russia began arriving on Friday night, according to the American Embassy in Kyiv.

Ukraine imposed sanctions on Saturday on an Austrian architecture and design company working on a project to build new theatre house in Sevastopol, a city in the Russian-controlled Crimean peninsula.

The US Embassy in Kyiv has requested that the State Department authorise the departure of all nonessential personnel and their families, reports say.