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Biden warns ‘very high’ risk of Russian invasion as Putin expels US deputy ambassador

‘The risk is very high because they have not moved their troops out — they have moved more troops in’

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine's side

Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions have also soared in the country’s east, where Ukrainian forces are locked in a nearly eight-year conflict with Russia-backed separatists

The Independent UK

U.S. receives Russia's response to security proposals -U.S. official

The United States received Russia's response to Washington's security proposals on Thursday when it was delivered to U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan in Moscow, a senior U.S. State Department official said.

Reuters

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Putin is 'enjoying himself' with military build-up, Estonian premier says

Estonia's prime minister said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is enjoying the international attention generated by Russia's massive military drills on Ukraine's borders and is looking for a successful war to lift support at home.

Reuters

Trump and two eldest children must testify in New York fraud investigation, judge rules – as it happened

Former president loses bid to avoid being questioned under oath about his family’s business activities – follow the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US

Analysis-Putin makes inroads in pressure campaign against West, Ukraine

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has secured some wins in his confrontation with the West over Ukraine, but it's too early to discern an end to a crisis that could yet morph into a new Cold War even if conflict is averted, Kremlin watchers said.

Reuters

At U.N., U.S. warns Russia planning to attack Ukraine in 'coming days'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday how Washington believes Russia could seek to invade Ukraine, warning that Moscow was preparing to attack its neighbor in the "coming days."

Reuters

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U.S. says Russia inching troops closer to Ukraine, stocking up on blood supplies

The United States has seen Russia stocking up on blood supplies, inching troops closer to Ukraine's borders and flying in more combat aircraft, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday, dismissing Moscow claims of withdrawal.

Reuters

Shelling by Russian-backed separatists raises tensions in east Ukraine

Fears Russia is trying to create pretext for attack as nursery school in Stanytsia Luhanska is hit

The Guardian - UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro says Ukraine-Russia war "in no one's interest"

A war between Ukraine and Russia is "in no one's interest," Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday in Budapest, arriving from Moscow where he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week.

Reuters

Ukraine nursery bombed as violence erupts between army and 'pro-Moscow terrorists'

Reports are unclear with the rebels in Luhansk ‘People’s Republic’ blaming Ukrainian's armed forces for the attack, while Ukraine claims pro-Moscow terrorists were responsible

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson blasts 'false flag' kindergarten attack in Ukraine and warns more to come

The Prime Minister spoke out after NATO, the US and UK warned Russia is staging 'false flag' operations as a 'pretext' for a Russia-Ukraine war - which Britain believes could be 'very, very imminent'

Daily Mirror

NATO: Russia Misleads World on Troop Movements near Ukraine

NATO allies accused Russia of misleading the world and disseminating “disinformation” by saying it was returning some troops to bases, charging that Moscow has instead added as many as 7,000 more troops near its tense border with Ukraine. With Western fears high that Russia is planning to invade, tensions also…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian troop build-up near Ukraine continues, Ben Wallace warns

The Defence Secretary said Russia would be making a ‘strategic mistake’ if Vladimir Putin launched an invasion.

The Independent UK

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German defence minister sees no sign of Russian withdrawal, 'just words'

Germany has seen no sign that Russia has withdrawn troops from the Ukraine border area, and Moscow must do so urgently to de-escalate the situation or else face harsh consequences, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Thursday.

Reuters

Biden sure Putin will invade Ukraine in days as civilians bussed out

Russia's Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within days, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday after separatists backed by Moscow told civilians to leave breakaway regions on buses, a move the West fears is part of a pretext for an attack.

Reuters

Russia assures Italy it wants diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis -Di Maio

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Thursday that his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, had assured him Moscow wanted to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis.

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Angela Rayner says terror police should ‘shoot first and ask questions later’ – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin is vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to the military alliance

The Independent UK

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine explained

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

The Guardian - UK

Russian claim of Ukraine drawdown is disinformation, says UK minister

James Heappey says Moscow still sending more troops to region and is on ‘threshold of a major war’

The Independent UK

Tensions with Russia could last a generation, minister warns

The Ukraine crisis shows no signs of easing despite Russian claims to have pulled back troops.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Lithuanians warn from experience: deter Russia, don't negotiate under military blackmail

VILNIUS, Lithuania — The military and political games Vladimir Putin is playing with all of Europe will continue, whether Moscow invades Ukraine or not. Nowhere in Europe do leaders and citizens understand this hard truth better than in the vibrant capital of the tiny Baltic state of Lithuania.

Reuters

Images show Russian military activity near Ukraine still high - satellite firm

Satellite images show Russia has moved some of its military equipment that was deployed near Ukraine, but other hardware has arrived and Moscow still has a lot of forces and equipment near its ex-Soviet neighbour, a private U.S. company said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

With fast-track passports, Russia extends clout in Ukraine

Since 2019, some 720,000 residents of areas in eastern Ukraine controlled by Russia-backed rebels have received Russian passports in a fast-track procedure widely seen as an attempt to underscore Russia’s influence in the region

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