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Blinken to visit Ukraine as US-Russia tensions escalate

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ukraine this week as tensions between the U.S. and Russia escalate over a possible Russian invasion of its neighbor

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

Senators make bipartisan trip to Ukraine after divisive Russian sanctions vote

"The fear is that from the outside world, Congress looks hopelessly divided," said Sen. Chris Murphy.

Axios · Jan 18, 2022

Russia says Kyiv embassy working normally after report on families leaving

Russia said on Tuesday its embassy in Kyiv was operating as usual following a New York Times report that Moscow had begun evacuating the families of staff at its diplomatic missions in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported.

Reuters · Jan 18, 2022

Germany Says Russia Will Pay Price if it Moves on Ukraine

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday that she hoped mounting tensions with Russia over Ukraine could be solved by diplomacy, but she warned that Moscow would suffer if it does attack the country. "Each further aggressive act will have a high price for Russia, economically, strategically, politically," Baerbock,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 17, 2022

Former Ukrainian president lands in Kyiv to face treason case

Ukraine's former president, Petro Poroshenko, landed in Kyiv on Monday to face treason charges in a case he says was trumped up by allies of his successor, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Reuters · Jan 17, 2022

Ukraine protests: Before and after photos from Kiev's battle zone

Explore our interactive before and after photos to see how protests have turned the centre of the Ukrainian capital into a battle zone.

ABC News · Feb 20, 2014