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Russia has not ‘taken foot off the gas’ over Ukraine, Ben Wallace warns

The Defence Secretary said Russia had significant forces in place to mount an invasion and he had not seen evidence of a withdrawal.

The Independent UK

GB women curlers’ hopes hanging by thread as Eve Muirhead’s team lose to China

Team GB must now beat the Russian Olympic Committee and hope other results go their way.

The Independent UK

Russia ‘hasn’t taken foot off the gas’ over Ukraine invasion, Ben Wallace warns

But former head of MI6 says risk of ‘full-blooded’ Russian invasion was never as high as some western governments portrayed

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UK says Ukraine war 'could still happen' after Russia moves to 'assault positions'

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned Russia has not ‘taken the foot off the gas’ despite a 3am invasion deadline having been and gone - and he did not rule out an invasion as soon as today

Daily Mirror

Human cost of war in Ukraine would be ‘immense’, says Joe Biden

A Russian attack on Ukraine is “still very much a possibility”, US President Joe Biden has said.

Evening Standard

Russia has not ‘taken its foot off the gas’ and invasion still possible, says Defence Secretary

Vladimir Putin said Russian forces were pulling back but western sources have cast doubt on the claim

Evening Standard

Valieva case boosts drive to raise age limit at Olympics

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to skate at the Olympics in the short program partly because her age gives her extra rights as a “protected person” in a doping case

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Germany and Switzerland set to ease restrictions – as it happened

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Latest Ukraine Updates: NATO says no sign of Russia de-escalation

Ukraine news from February 16: NATO says no sign of Russian de-escalation, considers reinforcing southeastern flank.

Al Jazeera

Russia says video shows tanks, military equipment leaving Crimea

Russia's defence ministry published video on Wednesday that it said showed a column of tanks and military vehicles leaving annexed Crimea across a railway bridge after drills, adding that some troops would also return to their permanent bases.

Reuters

RTE Prime Time viewers praise Sarah McInerney as 'tough cookie' after 'working her magic' in interview

The journalist spoke to the Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov about the escalating situation in Ukraine

Irish Mirror

Ukraine crisis: Russia says it is pulling troops back from Crimea as military drills end

Russian military district units finish tactical games at ranges on the Crimean Peninsula

The Independent UK

France and US want proof of Russian troop withdrawal from Ukraine borders

French President Emmanuel Macron and his American counterpart Joe Biden agreed Tuesday on the need to verify Russian claims that it was pulling back some of the troops deployed on its borders with Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

IOC denies Richardson’s accusations of double standards over Valieva

The IOC has dismissed claims that a double standard was applied to US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson compared to Russian skater Kamila Valieva

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Russia-Ukraine invasion: No attack overnight as Putin's '3am deadline' passes

The UK's Ben Wallace is meeting with other NATO defence ministers to discuss the build up of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine as a feared 3am deadline for invasion passed

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Prices Hold Steady as Russia-Ukraine Tensions Cool

Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after retreating more than 3% in the previous session as investors gauged the impact of easing Russia-Ukraine tension against a taut balance between tight global supplies and recovering fuel demand. Brent traded at $93.19 a barrel at 0253 GMT, down 10 cents, having slid 3.3%…

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Welsh morning headlines: News, sport, weather and roads updates as Storm Dudley hits Wales

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Valieva listed two legal oxygen boosters on Olympic forms

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva listed two legal substances used to improve heart function on an anti-doping control form she filled out before her drug case at the Olympics erupted, according to documents submitted in her case

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Asian shares rise on easing of Ukraine tensions, cheaper oil

Asian shares are higher, buoyed by hopes for a diplomatic solution instead of a Russian invasion of Ukraine

France 24

NATO says Russia appears to be continuing military escalation in Ukraine

Although Russia on Wednesday said military drills in Moscow-annexed Crimea had ended and that soldiers were returning to their garrisons, the NATO chief said it seemed that Russia was continuing its military build-up. As US reports suggested Russian forces could attack as early as February 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…

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Russia makes moves to ease Ukraine tensions; West skeptical

Russia has made two overtures to ease tensions around Ukraine

The Independent UK

Risk of a Ukraine war spreading in Europe rests on unknowns

A Russian invasion and takeover of Ukraine would deliver a blow to European order like none since World War II

The Guardian - UK

Russian pledge of troop withdrawals met with widespread scepticism

Analysis: Experts have little faith in announcement and say there are no signs of de-escalation on Ukraine’s borders

Newslaundry

Between the US, Russia and China: Understanding India’s tightrope walk on the Ukraine crisis

In recent weeks, the Ukraine crisis has brought testing times to the delicate balance India seeks to strike in its ties with big powers.

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Truss to warn Putin of ‘pariah status’ as PM says ‘little evidence of Russia disengaging’

Boris Johnson agreed with the UN’s secretary-general that an invasion would be ‘catastrophic’

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