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Joe Biden says risk of Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘very high’

Liz Truss says reports of Ukrainian military activity in Donbas are ‘straight out of the Kremlin playbook’

The Guardian - UK

West accuses Russia of trying to create pretext for war after shelling in east Ukraine

Joe Biden and Boris Johnson accuse Moscow of creating a ‘false flag’ after attack on preschool in Donbass

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson: Ukraine kindergarten shelling is false-flag operation

Prime minister says separatist attack in east is ‘spurious provocation for Russian action’

The Guardian - UK

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Fears of conflict on Ukraine border as Russian-backed rebels accused of bombing schools

A village kindergarten in Stanytsia Luhanska was hit first at 9am, injuring two civilians and leaving the war-suffering community without electricity. An hour later there was more shelling at Popasna

Daily Mirror

Russia expels U.S.'s second highest official at embassy in Moscow - U.S. State Department

Russia has expelled the U.S. deputy chief of mission to Russia, Bart Gorman, a State Department spokesperson said on Thursday, warning of a U.S. response amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine invasion: Biden says attack 'high risk' as Putin demands US remove troops

US President Joe Biden's worrying comments come as Prime Minister Boris Johnson hit out at Russia - and warned 'we fear very much that that is a thing we will see more of over the next few days'

Daily Mirror

Simon Coveney issues update on Ukraine as NATO warns Russia is trying to stage a false 'pretext' for invasion

Speaking today in Belfast, Minister Simon Coveney called for the “significant withdrawal” of Russian troops.

Irish Mirror

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Canada skaters wait for Olympic medal that may not come

Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isn’t holding her breath for the results of the Russian doping scandal that has cast a shadow over figure skating at the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Biden says threat of Russian invasion is 'very high'

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is "very high."

Reuters

US and NATO officials ramp up warnings of potential Russian aggression in Ukraine

A top Western security official warned on Thursday that Russia has enough troops on its border with Ukraine to launch an attack "with very little or no warning," using false claims of aggression as a pretext to invade the former Soviet Republic.

Los Angeles Times

US and NATO officials ramp up warnings of potential Russian aggression in Ukraine

President Joe Biden said Thursday that there was a “very high” probability that Russia would invade Ukraine, possibly “in the next couple days,” while a top Western security official warned that Moscow has enough troops on its border to attack “with very little or no warning.”

Los Angeles Times

Russian Olympic Committee Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Fails to Medal in Individual Figure Skating

It marked the end of Olympic competition for her in Beijing.

Sports Illustrated

Ukraine and rebel region trade shelling allegations

Kyiv and its allies say Moscow could use an incident in the separatist conflict as justification for an invasion.

Al Jazeera

Biden warns ‘very high’ risk of Russian invasion as Putin expels US deputy ambassador

‘The risk is very high because they have not moved their troops out — they have moved more troops in’

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EXPLAINER: Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine's side

Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions have also soared in the country’s east, where Ukrainian forces are locked in a nearly eight-year conflict with Russia-backed separatists

Reuters

U.S. receives Russia's response to security proposals -U.S. official

The United States received Russia's response to Washington's security proposals on Thursday when it was delivered to U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan in Moscow, a senior U.S. State Department official said.

Daily Mirror

Tearful Kamila Valieva misses medal as Russian teen finishes fourth amid drugs scandal

Kamila Valieva, 15, was not able to add a second Olympic gold to her haul as she fell three times during her dance in the individual competition at the Winter Olympics

Reuters

Putin is 'enjoying himself' with military build-up, Estonian premier says

Estonia's prime minister said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is enjoying the international attention generated by Russia's massive military drills on Ukraine's borders and is looking for a successful war to lift support at home.

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The Guardian - US

Trump and two eldest children must testify in New York fraud investigation, judge rules – as it happened

Former president loses bid to avoid being questioned under oath about his family’s business activities – follow the day’s politics news

Axios

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva finishes 4th at Olympics after falling multiple times

Russia's Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova won gold and silver, respectively, and Japan's Kaori Sakamoto took the bronze.

The Independent UK

Johnson fears Russian ‘false flag’ action to discredit Ukraine ahead of invasion

Boris Johnson said he feared more violence following the shelling of a nursery school in clashes between Ukraine and Moscow-backed separatists.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson says kindergarten attack in Ukraine is Russian ‘false flag’ operation

PM says shelling attack on school part of ‘pretext’ for invasion

Axios

Biden expects Russia to invade Ukraine in "next several days"

The U.S. believes Russia may use escalation in the conflict in eastern Ukraine as a pretext to invade.

Reuters

Analysis-Putin makes inroads in pressure campaign against West, Ukraine

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has secured some wins in his confrontation with the West over Ukraine, but it's too early to discern an end to a crisis that could yet morph into a new Cold War even if conflict is averted, Kremlin watchers said.

Reuters

At U.N., U.S. warns Russia planning to attack Ukraine in 'coming days'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday how Washington believes Russia could seek to invade Ukraine, warning that Moscow was preparing to attack its neighbor in the "coming days."

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