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Russia's Shoigu says Ukraine has built up serious forces near breakaway regions

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday told President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine had built up serious forces near breakaway regions in the east of the country and may be preparing to try and take them back by force, something Kyiv has repeatedly denied.

Reuters

The outlook is grim, Western officials say on Russia-Ukraine

Western concerns that Russia will invade Ukraine have only grown in recent days and the outlook looks grim, three Western officials said on Monday.

Reuters

Putin says Macron told him Ukraine leadership is ready to implement Minsk peace deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron had told him Ukraine's leadership was ready to implement the Minsk peace process and was working on fresh ideas to hold elections in two breakaway regions.

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EU sanctions package on Russia includes Nord Stream 2, Austria says

A package of sanctions prepared by the European Union in case Russia invades Ukraine includes measures targeting the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline connecting Russia to Germany, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Monday.

Reuters

Putin says Macron told him U.S. has changed stance on Russia's security demands

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron had told him there had been a change in Washington's stance on Russian security demands, but that he did not know what it was.

Reuters

Why most Ukrainians don’t believe Biden’s warnings, distrust West

A recent poll suggests just 20 percent think an invasion will happen soon, in line with some Ukrainian leaders.

Al Jazeera

Putin says recognition of breakaway Ukraine regions needs to be considered

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday told his security council it was necessary to consider an appeal from the leaders of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine for Russia to recognise them as independent.

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UK petrol and diesel prices hit record highs amid claims of profiteering

RAC attacks big retailers for pushing up cost of living as oil prices soar because of Russia-Ukraine crisis

The Guardian - UK

UK diplomacy offers nothing to resolve Ukraine crisis, Russian ambassador claims

Moscow’s ambassador Andrei Kelin criticised Liz Truss and claimed France and Germany were doing more to resolve the crisis.

The Independent UK

Leaders of rebel-held regions in east Ukraine ask Putin to recognise them as independent

The leaders of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, on Monday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognise them as independent.

Reuters

Still a ‘window for diplomacy’ to avert war over Ukraine, says No 10

Boris Johnson’s official spokesman said intelligence reports suggest Russia still intends to invade its neighbour.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know amid a push for a summit

World leaders are making another diplomatic push in hopes of preventing a Russian invasion of Ukraine, even as heavy shelling continues in Ukraine’s east

The Independent UK

Russian plan to invade Ukraine has already begun, says Boris Johnson

Intelligence suggests Vladimir Putin ‘intends’ to invade neighbour, and preparations occurring in real time, says No 10

The Independent UK

Russian Terminator tanks move within two miles of Ukrainian border as war fears grow

Russia maintains as many as 130,000 troops on the Ukrainian border amidst growing fears that an invasion is imminent and frequent reports from the west warn of false flag operations and cyber attacks

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The Conversation

Why Ukrainian Americans are committed to preserving Ukrainian culture – and national sovereignty

As a child, I would wait with anticipation for my parents to return from trips to the Soviet Union. Often they brought gifts like a few loaves of hearty brown bread, or a wheel of briny, homemade cheese. Sometimes they also brought back notebooks, or bits of paper with verses…

The Independent UK

With all eyes on Ukraine, Putin to send his envoy to Balkans

With all eyes on a possible Russia invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending his top security envoy to the Balkans where Moscow has been trying to maintain influence mainly through its ally Serbia

Reuters

Russia says it prevented border breach from Ukraine, Kyiv calls it fake news

Russia's military said on Monday that troops and border guards had prevented a "diversionary reconnaissance" group from breaching Russia's border from Ukrainian territory and that five people had been killed, Russian news agencies reported.

Daily Mirror

Ukraine denies Russian claims that 5 people were killed trying to breach border

Ukraine has denied claims that five of its troops crossed the border into Mityakinskaya in the Rostov region early this morning before being killed by Russian forces

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Russia's 'playbook' for Ukraine has begun, UK PM's spokesman

Britain has seen intelligence that suggests Russia is planning to launch an invasion of Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan has, in effect, already begun, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Monday.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Ukraine crisis tests China-Russia partnership

Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine is testing the possibility of a Moscow-Beijing axis lining up against the U.S. and its allies

France 24

'Russia has the capability to topple Kiev's government,' former MI6 chief Sir John Sawers says

FRANCE 24 spoke to Sir John Sawers, the former head of Britain’s secret intelligence service. Sawers, who headed the MI6 between 2009 and 2014, said that if Russia’s President Vladimir Putin decides to take military action against Ukraine, it would be in his interest to limit an invasion to eastern…

Reuters

Ukraine warns of cyberattacks on banks and state agencies

Ukrainian authorities said they had seen online warnings that hackers were preparing to launch major attacks on government agencies, banks and the defence sector on Tuesday.

Axios

Russian disinformation frenzy seeds groundwork for Ukraine invasion

Social media platforms have been on high alert for Russian disinformation

The Independent UK

Truss says attack on Ukraine ‘highly likely’ despite possible Putin-Biden talks

The Foreign Secretary warned the price of invasion for Russia must be set ‘intolerably high’.

Daily Mirror

Russian invasion of Ukraine 'highly likely' says UK as preparations 'stepped up'

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said a Ukraine-Russia war is now 'highly likely' and allies are 'stepping up preparations for the worst case scenario' - as No10 warned 'President Putin’s plan has in effect already begun'

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