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Ukraine's turbulent history since independence in 1991

Russia has massed troops near Ukraine and the West has threatened economic sanctions if it launches an invasion. Moscow denies planning an invasion but has demanded sweeping Western security guarantees in a tense standoff.

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U.S., UK threaten sanctions for Moscow elite if Russia invades Ukraine

The United States and Britain are prepared to punish Russian elites close to President Vladimir Putin with asset freezes and travel bans if Russia enters Ukraine, Washington and London said on Monday as tensions also spilled over at the United Nations.

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Biden says Russia to face consequences if it attacked Ukraine, keeps diplomatic option open

President Joe Biden said Russia would face "swift and severe consequences" from the U.S. and its allies if Moscow attacked Ukraine, but he also kept the path of diplomacy open by suggesting the possibility of dialogue.

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Russia, U.S. clash at U.N. over Russian troop build-up near Ukraine

Tensions between Russia and the United States over Moscow's troop build-up near Ukraine spilled into the United Nations Security Council on Monday, with both countries accusing each other of being "provocative."

Reuters

How are Russian media outlets portraying the Ukraine crisis?

Pro-Kremlin media assure audiences that Russia doesn’t want a war, as independent news laments Putin’s dangerous games.

Al Jazeera

Can the US find enough natural gas sources to neutralize Russia's energy leverage over Europe?

The prospect of conflict between Russia and NATO countries over Ukraine has raised fears of an energy crisis in Europe. Russia provides nearly half of Europe’s natural gas, and some leaders worry that Moscow could tighten the flow if hostilities break out. To weaken Russia’s leverage, the Biden administration is…

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Clinics in Moscow now offering Sputnik M vaccines to 12-17s

The Russian capital has started offering a domestically developed coronavirus vaccine to children in the 12-17 age group amid the country’s biggest infection surge yet due to the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant

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Terrifying footage shows rescue of teen from 90ft high burning flat

An 18-year-old from Moscow, miraculously climbed out of a window 90ft above the ground in order to escape a burning flat

Daily Mirror

Ukraine crisis: UK considering further military deployments and ‘unprecedented’ sanctions – as it happened

British foreign secretary Liz Truss says ‘those in and around the Kremlin will have nowhere to hide’

The Guardian - UK

Latest Ukraine updates: Russia, US exchange harsh words at UN

Ukraine news from January 31: Russia accuses the West of ‘whipping up tensions’ over Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Kremlin says proposed British sanctions against Russia inflame European tensions

Moscow also claims that sanctions would hurt the UK

The Independent UK

Hungarian PM Orbán to visit ally Putin in Moscow

Seen as Putin’s closest EU ally, his meeting with Russian president will be watched nervously in Europe’s capitals

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainians cope with fake bomb threats as Moscow mounts hybrid war

Amid fears of a Russian military attack, Ukrainians are also coping with a wave of fake bomb threats as Moscow mounts a hybrid war to sow panic among the public, according to Ukrainian security services. FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg reports from the central Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr.

France 24

UN Security Council meets to consider Ukraine crisis; US warns Russia

The United Nations Security Council meets on Monday to discuss the Ukraine crisis, with Washington vowing to hold Moscow accountable for any further territorial incursions. The Biden administration continues to work with Nato allies on a range of sanctions in the event of a Russian invasion.

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Trudy Rubin: With Russia threatening war with Ukraine, I’m headed to Kyiv

I am leaving for Ukraine this week — as more than 100,000 Russian troops surround the country — to write about why its future matters to Americans. And to learn how Ukrainians feel about being treated as if it were 1945.

ABC News

US to pressure Russia at UN Security Council over Ukraine as Moscow says it wants 'respectful' ties

Washington continues to ramp up diplomatic and financial pressure on Russia over Ukraine, as United States politicians say they are nearing agreement on "the mother of all sanctions".

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine: west’s fears of imminent attack not shared in Kyiv

Analysis: Kyiv’s interpretation of Russian buildup diverges from UK and US leaders, who in recent days have ratcheted up invasion warnings

France 24

Did NATO ‘betray’ Russia by expanding to the East?

The Kremlin claims the West broke a promise it made in the 1990s not to expand NATO, and is now using this claim to justify threats to invade Ukraine.

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Nord Stream 2: Russia-Germany gas pipeline becomes a geopolitical lever

The crisis surrounding Ukraine has been a harsh reminder to Europeans of just how dependent they are on Russian energy supplies. While the European Union weighs its options for a united and robust response to Russia if Vladimir Putin decides to invade Ukraine, the bloc is feeling a new sense…

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Kyiv urges Russia to pull back troops

Ukraine news from January 30: Kyiv calls on Russia to pull back military forces amassed on its borders.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lavrov: NATO Wants to ‘Drag’ Ukraine into Alliances

Russia's foreign minister claims that NATO wants to pull Ukraine into the alliance, amid escalating tensions over NATO expansion and fears that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine. In comments on state television Sunday, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also challenged NATO's claim to be a purely defensive structure, The Associated…

Reuters

Russia to challenge NATO on security pledge - Lavrov

Russia will ask NATO to clarify whether it intends to implement key security commitments, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday, after Moscow said the alliance's response to its demands did not go far enough.

The Guardian - UK

Ghosts of Germany’s past rise as Olaf Scholz seeks strategy for Ukraine

Guilt over Nazism’s crimes is affecting Berlin’s approach to Moscow – and that equivocation has frustrated its allies

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Calls on West to Be ‘Firm’ in Russia Talks

Kyiv on Saturday urged the West to remain "vigilant and firm" in its talks with Russia, as US President Joe Biden announced a small troop deployment to eastern Europe amid fears Moscow could invade Ukraine. Washington's top defense officials warned Friday the Kremlin had massed enough troops and hardware at…

Reuters

Russia to move naval exercises away from Irish coast, ambassador says

Russia will not conduct naval exercises in international waters in the Irish Sea next week following a request from the Irish government to relocate the manoeuvres, Moscow's ambassador to Ireland said on Saturday.

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