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The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Facing Putin’s threat, Ukraine’s president plays two roles

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has to walk a political tightrope between the country’s foreign policy and his domestic legitimacy.

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Ukraine crisis: Who are the Russia-backed separatists?

About 4 million live in two pro-Russia statelets, including fighters who were born in Ukraine and Russian volunteers.

Al Jazeera

Trudy Rubin: Kyiv citizens say they are 'calm' and 'prepared' for Putin

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's Memory Wall of the Fallen Defenders stretches down a city block. It is covered with rows of portraits of the 15,000 young volunteers and bearded veterans who died fighting the Russians over the past eight years.

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Ukraine latest updates: US troops arrive in Germany

Ukraine news from February 4: Troops deployed to reinforce Washington’s NATO allies arrive in Wiesbaden, US army says.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine notified by Washington on alleged Russia video plot, Kyiv says

Ukraine was notified about U.S. intelligence that Russia may stage a propaganda video as a pretext to launch a military offensive, but Kyiv is awaiting more details, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told a briefing on Friday.

Reuters

France's Macron to visit Russia, Ukraine in mediation trip

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Moscow and Kyiv next week as part of his push to try to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching an invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Macron hopes for rewards but faces risks in Moscow trip to see Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron heads to talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday hoping to ensure Europe gets a say in broader U.S.-Russian negotiations over Ukraine, but risks embarrassment if he returns empty-handed.

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Slain Islamic State leader al-Qurayshi was a reclusive figure

KYIV, Ukraine — Islamic State’s leader, killed by American commandos Thursday, was a largely reclusive figure with almost no public presence, despite heading the world’s most notorious terror group.

Los Angeles Times

Erdogan offers Ukraine-Russia peace summit to defuse crisis

Turkish president reaffirms at a meeting with Zelenskyy his offer to host a peace summit with Putin.

Al Jazeera

Truss condemns Russia over video ‘plot’ against Ukraine

The US reportedly has intelligence of a plan by Moscow to create a pretext for an invasion of its neighbour.

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s fears over close ties between Russia and Hungary stretch beyond Putin and Orban

Fears of war – and a cosy relationship between Moscow and Budapest – have moved the spotlight onto a western region of Ukraine that has a large Hungarian population, reports Kim Sengupta in Kiev

The Independent UK

‘We will defend our country’: Ukraine’s border guards brace for Russian assault

While some locals at Belarusian border see no cause for concern, troops and tanks are ready to swing into action

The Guardian - UK

Klitschko brothers vow to defend Ukraine from Russia ‘aggression’

Former boxing champion turned-Kyiv mayor watches sibling enrol for the Territorial Defence Forces as fears of war rise.

Al Jazeera

France, Germany and Turkey reach out to Putin as troops remain on Ukraine border

Mediation offers come as Russia accuses US of increasing tensions by sending soldiers to Romania and Poland

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EXPLAINER: A mediating role for Erdogan in Ukraine crisis?

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has traveled to Kyiv for talks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as his country walks a tightrope trying to balance its relations with both Russia and Ukraine

Reuters

'Anton is not there': families of missing Ukrainian fighters cling to hope

Nadiia Makarenko's son Anton disappeared seven years ago after leaving his home near Kyiv to fight Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine. She still does not know if he is alive or dead.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan Visits Ukraine Hoping to Play Mediator with Russia

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine on Thursday after pitching Turkey as a mediator to ease tensions with Russia, and an official said he was not picking any sides in the crisis. The Turkish official told Reuters that Ankara expects tensions to…

Reuters

U.S. warns Russia may stage video as pretext to invade Ukraine

Russia has formulated several options as an excuse to invade Ukraine, including the potential use of a propaganda video showing a staged attack, the United States said on Thursday, as the Kremlin condemned American troop deployments in the region.

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Ukraine latest updates: US says Russia plotting false flag attack

Ukraine news from February 3: The US claims Moscow is planning to fabricate an attack by Ukrainian forces.

Reuters

Ukraine hails Turkey drone deal, Erdogan offer to mediate in Russia standoff

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday welcomed an offer from visiting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to mediate in Kyiv's standoff with Moscow, and Erdogan promised to do whatever he could to end the crisis peacefully.

France 24

Macron discusses Ukraine peace process with Putin, Zelensky

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday amid frantic diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis over Ukraine. Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed his offer to host a Ukraine-Russia crisis summit during a visit to Kyiv.

Daily Mirror

Inside Chernobyl's abandoned town amid fears Russian troops will storm disaster site

Ukraine is bracing for a Russian invasion, possibly from Belarus, using nuclear disaster site Chernobyl as a rapid gateway for tanks to race south to encircle the capital Kyiv

The Guardian - UK

Don’t panic: why Ukraine doesn’t like western talk of imminent attack

Analysis: While Putin’s intentions remain unclear, Kyiv would rather it didn’t get classed as the next Kabul

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko Enlists in Ukraine’s Reserve Army

Former heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko enlisted in Ukraine's reserve army in Kyiv on Wednesday, saying that love for his country compelled him to defend it. Ukraine has been bracing for a possible military offensive after Russia assembled tens of thousands of troops near Ukraine's borders in recent weeks, though…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Diplomacy Is Deterring Russian Attack but Worst Case Cannot Be Excluded, Says Kyiv

Energetic diplomacy is helping to avert the threat of a Russian military offensive against Ukraine but the worst-case scenario remains a possibility, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday. Russia has not yet massed enough forces to mount a full-scale invasion but nor is there evidence of Russia withdrawing…

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