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Biden says diplomacy still possible; OSCE reports more attacks in east – as it happened

Russian state media say a blast has occurred in Donetsk amid multiple US warnings of false flag incidents

The Guardian - US

Germany's Scholz and U.S.'s Biden call Ukraine situation 'extremely serious'

(Refiling to fix typographical error in headline to make it "U.S.'s Biden" instead of "U.S. Biden")

Reuters

Germany, Austria and Switzerland to ease COVID restrictions

Requirements to enter restaurants and bars will be relaxed with a negative test sufficing rather than vaccination proof.

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Signs of peace: On Russian pullback from Ukraine border

Russia’s decision to pull back some troops suggests it sees potential in proposals by Macron and Scholz

The Hindu

Germany to start lifting Covid curbs as Omicron passes peak

Frankfurt (AFP) - Germany will start rolling back most of its coronavirus restrictions as the country's falling infection rate suggests the Omicron-fuelled wave has peaked, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday after talks with regional leaders.

AFP

Germany to chart way out of coronavirus restrictions

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is conferring with Germany’s 16 state governors to map a way out of coronavirus restrictions as official figures show new infections beginning to drift downward

The Independent UK

Germany and Switzerland set to ease restrictions – as it happened

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Ukraine marks 'Day of Unity' as US warns Russia may yet attack

Kyiv (AFP) - A defiant Ukrainian leader urged citizens to celebrate a "Day of Unity" on Wednesday, as Washington warned once again that Russia remains poised to launch a devastating assault.

AFP

Ukraine marks 'Day of Unity' as US warns Russian may yet attack

Kyiv (AFP) - A defiant Ukrainian leader urged citizens to celebrate a "Day of Unity" on Wednesday, as Washington warned once again that Russia remains poised to launch a devastating assault.

AFP

In joust with Putin, Germany's Scholz displays more assertive style

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has faced accusations of weak leadership in the Ukraine crisis and of being too soft on Russia, but his unexpectedly combative stance in talks in the Kremlin with President Vladimir Putin has earned him plaudits.

Reuters

Russia Says it Pulls Back Some Troops, Ukraine and West Want Proof

Russia said on Tuesday some of its troops were returning to base after exercises near Ukraine and mocked Western warnings about a looming invasion, but NATO and the United States said they had yet to see any evidence of a de-escalation that could avert war. President Vladimir Putin said Russia…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Is Russia's potential invasion of Ukraine set to start a war? What we know after huge updates

Speaking at a press conference following talks in Moscow with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to continue working with the West to de-escalate tensions over Ukraine

Irish Mirror

‘Lasting security’ in Europe can only be achieved with Russian help, Scholz says

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday welcomed Russia’s partial troop withdrawal from the Ukrainian border, labelling it a “good sign”, and noted that lasting stability and security in Europe could only be achieved with Russia’s help.

France 24

Push for peace: Scholz wants more diplomacy after Putin talks

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday he saw scope for more diplomacy to avert a war between Russia and Ukraine after four hours of talks with President Vladimir Putin, making clear he refused to view the situation as hopeless.

Reuters

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AFP

At new fraud trial, Navalny vows to fight on against Kremlin

Pokrov (Russia) (AFP) - Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Tuesday he would keep challenging Russia's leadership during the opening of a new fraud trial that could extend his jail term by more than a decade.

The Independent UK

Russia ready to continue talks to avoid war in Ukraine, says Vladimir Putin

Boris Johnson says signals coming from Moscow are ‘mixed’ and intelligence on troop build-up ‘not encouraging’

Tribune News Service

Putin seeks diplomatic solution amid ‘partial’ troop pullback

President Vladimir Putin said he hopes for a diplomatic solution to tensions with the U.S. and its allies and announced a partial pullback of thousands of troops massed near the Ukrainian border. But he warned that Moscow won’t wait forever for the West to address its demand that Ukraine never…

Reuters

Russia ready to continue talks with West on missiles, says Putin

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Russia was prepared to continue dialogue on missiles and other security issues with the West, speaking in Moscow with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

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The Independent UK

German Chancellor is latest leader to get long table treatment at Putin meeting

Olaf Scholz is in Moscow to discuss the Ukraine crisis with Russia’s Vladimir Putin

AFP

Putin, Scholz begin talks in Moscow over Ukraine security

Moscow (AFP) - Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz began in Moscow Tuesday, the latest meeting in weeks of diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions over Ukraine.

Reuters

Russian-German energy cooperation is a priority, Putin tells Scholz

Russian-German energy cooperation is a priority for Moscow, which views Berlin as one of its main partners, Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ahead of talks in Moscow on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Germany’s Olaf Scholz heads to Moscow as diplomacy ramps up over Ukraine crisis

Scholz will say the West is prepared to discuss Russia’s security concerns while also warning of sanctions

France 24

Biden says Russian attack in Ukraine 'still very much a possibility'

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that a Russian attack on Ukraine remained a possibility and that reports that some Russian forces have moved away from the Ukraine border have not yet been verified by the United States. Read below about Tuesday's events as they unfolded.

The Guardian - UK

UK pay growth lags behind inflation; company insolvencies rise – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

France 24

Ex-German chancellor Schroeder’s Russia ties cast a shadow over Scholz's trip to Moscow

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday at an awkward time for the leader of a Western nation still dependent on Russian gas. The new chancellor’s position is not helped by an old chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, whose lucrative business dealings with Russia are…

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