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Marco Rubio warns of unprecedented cyber war with Russia if Ukraine invaded

Moscow has already been accused of hacking Ukraine throughout the escalating crisis

The Independent UK

Scholz flies to Moscow in bid to avert war

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to Moscow on Tuesday to meet President Vladimir Putin in a high stakes mission to avert war, with Russia's largest trading partner in Europe warning of far-reaching sanctions if it attacks Ukraine.

Reuters

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.

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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.

Los Angeles Times

Putin signals talks with US to go on as some drills end

President Vladimir Putin countered U.S. warnings that Russia may invade Ukraine within days by staging televised meetings with his foreign and defense ministers that emphasized de-escalation of tensions and continued efforts to find a diplomatic resolution to the security crisis.

Tribune News Service

Vladimir Putin holding another meeting at extremely long table sparks jokes online

The Russian president has sat at least four metres away from his own ministers

The Independent UK

Russia says ready to continue diplomacy amid Ukraine crisis

Russian foreign minister urges Putin to continue talks on resolving standoff with Western powers over Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian view on megaphone diplomacy: countering Russian disinformation

Editorial: While Vladimir Putin’s military creeps towards the Ukrainian border, talks are still the best way of finding out what he may accept

The Guardian - UK

U.S. moving Ukraine embassy from Kyiv to Lviv amid Russian buildup

The United States is relocating its Ukraine embassy operations from the capital Kyiv to the western city of Lviv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, citing a "dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces."

Reuters

Russian Mercenaries with Spy Links Increasing Presence in Ukraine

Russian mercenaries with ties to Moscow's spies have increased their presence in Ukraine in recent weeks, stoking fears among some NATO members that Russia could try to engineer a pretext for an invasion, three senior Western security sources said. They said their concerns had strengthened in recent weeks that a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia open to diplomacy as Ukraine says it is ready to make concessions

Russia’s foreign minister tells Putin ‘our possibilities are far from exhausted’ amid warnings of imminent war

The Independent UK

Exclusive-Russian mercenaries with spy links increasing presence in Ukraine – Western sources

Reuters

Putin in principle approves Russia's reply to West on security guarantees -RIA

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved, in principle, the Foreign Ministry's responses to the West on security guarantees that Moscow is seeking, the RIA news agency cited the Kremlin as saying on Monday.

Reuters

Still a chance to find agreement with the West on security issues, Russia says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told President Vladimir Putin on Monday that there was still a "chance" to agree on a security stance with the West in what appeared to be a possible backtrack amid an impasse over Ukraine. Follow Monday's events as they happened below.

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Reuters

Russia's Lavrov proposes Russia continue diplomatic work in European security push

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday suggested to President Vladimir Putin that Moscow continue along the diplomatic path in its efforts to extract security guarantees from the West, as tensions soar over Ukraine.

Reuters

EU preparing but not clear if Russia decided to invade Ukraine - official

The European Union is preparing varied responses depending on what Russia might do to further destabilise Ukraine, an official said on Monday, stressing the bloc does not know whether and what Moscow decided to do, or was just bluffing.

The Guardian - UK

The west’s focus on imminent invasion in Ukraine may backfire – and bolster Putin

The US risks embarrassing itself and its intelligence if Russia chooses an option other than invasion, says Chatham House’s Keir Giles

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson says Ukraine crisis 'dangerous' and urges Putin to step back from 'edge of precipice'

Boris Johnson has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stand down as he underlined 'the evidence is clear' that Moscow was planning an invasion of Ukraine

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Ready to Fire if Foreign Subs and Ships Intrude

A senior Russian military official said on Monday that Russia was ready to open fire on foreign ships and submarines that illegally enter its territorial waters, the Interfax news agency reported. Any such decision would, however, be taken only at the "highest level", Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, deputy head of the main…

Reuters

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.

Dynamite News

Ukraine calls for meeting with Russia, other nations within 48 hours on border troop buildup

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Sunday called on Russia to hold a meeting within the next 48 hours to discuss Moscow's military buildup along its borders.

Asharq Al-Awsat

German Leader in Ukraine as Fears of Russian Invasion Grow

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine on Monday, part of a flurry of Western diplomacy aimed at heading off a feared Russian invasion that some warn could be just days away. Scholz plans to continue on to Moscow, where he will try to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to back…

The Independent UK

Johnson to engage in diplomatic push as Ukraine crisis reaches critical juncture

Downing Street fears Russia could be planning an invasion of Ukraine at any moment.

The Guardian - US

Incursion could start at ‘any time’, White House warns – as it happened

US relocating remaining embassy staff to Lviv, Antony Blinken confirms

The Independent UK

What is happening with Russia and Ukraine? The crisis explained

Western powers continuing to seek diplomatic solutions while ramping up preparations for a possible invasion by Vladimir Putin

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