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The Latest Breaking News from NATO

The mind and the state of Russia’s President

In a sense, Putin is seeking to rewrite history, with an attempt to push NATO back and restore Russian stature

The Hindu

British defence minister backs de-escalation of Ukraine-Russia crisis

Britain's defence minister Ben Wallace said on Monday it was important to defuse the Ukraine-Russia crisis as a war would lead to greater instability, higher fuel prices and migrant flows.

Reuters

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.

Reuters

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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

What's NATO, and why does Ukraine want to join?

International concern about Russia’s provocative stance toward Ukraine continues, even as Russian President Vladimir Putin denies plans for an attack — and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautioned on Jan. 28, 2022, against the idea that “there is war here.”

The Conversation

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…

The Conversation

US and UK Ready to Punish Putin Associates If Russia Invades Ukraine

The United States and its allies have prepared a list of Russian elites in or near President Vladimir Putin's inner circle to punish with sanctions if Russia sends troops into Ukraine, a senior US official said on Monday. Britain urged Putin to "step back from the brink" after the Russian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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

Russian navy holds anti-submarine drills in Norwegian Sea

Vessels of Russia's Northern Fleet have completed anti-submarine drills in the Norwegian Sea, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday, part of a broader naval exercise amid a stand-off with the United States and NATO.

Reuters

UN Security Council to meet over Ukraine as US Senate readies new sanctions

The UN Security Council is due to meet in public on Monday, at the request of the United States, to discuss Russia’s troop build-up on the border with Ukraine as international diplomacy aimed at easing tensions moves to the world body in New York.

France 24

Commentary: Ukraine crisis boosts Macron's call for a European army

The crisis in Ukraine continues to ramp up, with the U.S., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Russia engaged in a disjointed diplomatic dance, exchanging position papers on European security structure.

Tribune News Service

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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".

ABC News

Senators move closer to deal on Russian sanctions bill

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators are close to agreeing on a Russia sanctions bill that could include penalties even if President Vladimir Putin doesn’t send troops into Ukraine, Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez said.

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Senators close to deal on Russian sanctions bill

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators are close to agreeing on a Russia sanctions bill that could include some penalties even if President Vladimir Putin doesn’t send troops into Ukraine, Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez said.

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.

Reuters

Deal on Russia sanctions bill possible this week - U.S. senators

U.S. senators are very close to reaching a deal on legislation to sanction Russia over its actions on Ukraine, including some measures that may take effect before any invasion, two leading senators said on Sunday.

Reuters

NATO concerned over Europe's energy security amid standoff with Russia

Europe needs to diversify its energy supplies, the head of NATO said on Sunday, as Britain warned it was "highly likely" that Russia, the continent's biggest natural gas supplier, was looking to invade Ukraine.

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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…

The Independent UK

Russia's Lavrov: NATO wants to 'drag' Ukraine into alliances

Russia’s foreign minister has claimed that NATO wants to pull Ukraine into the alliance amid escalating tensions over NATO expansion and fears that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine

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.

Salon

Putin's not entirely wrong on Ukraine

Vladimir Putin is an amoral opportunist — but he's right that America and its allies double-crossed him on NATO

Reuters

NATO chief says no plans to send combat troops to Ukraine if Russia invades

NATO has no plans to deploy combat troops to non-NATO member Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK to Offer NATO 'Major Military Deployment' in Europe

Britain is preparing to offer NATO a "major" deployment of troops, weapons, warships and jets in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Saturday, to respond to rising "Russian hostility" towards Ukraine.

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