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Russian Ships Enter Mediterranean for Navy Drills

A group of Russian Northern Fleet ships has entered the Mediterranean Sea via Gibraltar for naval drills, Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing a fleet statement. Russian military moves are being closely scrutinized as a troop build-up near Ukraine and a volley of hawkish rhetoric have rattled the West…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Talks between Macron and Putin fail to produce Ukraine breakthrough

French president says both sides need to work quickly after five-hour session at the Kremlin

The Guardian - UK

Yuzuru Hanyu's historic jump, Trusova's five quads and more to watch for during 2022 Olympic figure skating

From Hanyu and Chen's battle for gold to Russia's history-making teens and even some Daft Punk — figure skating is probably not what you remember.

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UK to send troops to Poland amid concern about Russian buildup

Britain and Poland ‘stand side by side’ as concern mounts about possible Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Macron in Moscow: Is Putin planning a war or is Ukraine a game of brinksmanship?

French President Emmanuel Macron met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday at the start of a week of intense diplomacy over fears Russia is preparing an invasion of its pro-Western neighbour Ukraine. Moscow calls the fears "hysteria", but just how worrying is the build-up of Russian troops?

Radio France Internationale

Kamila Valieva: Teenage Russian figure skater makes striking Olympic debut

Valieva is nicknamed ‘Miss Perfect’ and is already anointed by many judges as the greatest female skater in history

The Independent UK

Macron Tells Putin He Seeks to Avoid War and Build Trust

French President Emmanuel Macron, the top Western leader to visit Moscow since Russia began massing troops on the border with Ukraine, told Vladimir Putin at the start of talks in the Kremlin on Monday that he aimed to avoid war and build trust. Macron, who is expected to seek re-election…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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‘Tanks, tanks, tanks’: Russians on the military buildup at Ukraine’s border

Reports say troops and weapons are leaving their bases for forward staging posts in Kursk and Voronezh

The Guardian - UK

Belarus to send 200 troops to Syria alongside Russians

Belarus is planning to deploy up to 200 troops to Syria to serve alongside Russian forces in the country

The Independent UK

Exclusive-Senior separatist urges Russia to send 30,000 troops to east Ukraine

An influential separatist commander in eastern Ukraine has urged Russia to send 30,000 soldiers to reinforce rebel forces fighting in the breakaway Donetsk region and to operate new weapons systems he hopes Russia will supply.

Reuters

UK to send up to 350 troops to Poland as tensions with Russia rise amid Ukraine invasion fears

The UK will send up to 350 additional troops to Poland as tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine, defence secretary Ben Wallace has said.

Evening Standard

Separatist leader says full-scale war in east Ukraine could break out any time

A Russian-backed separatist leader in eastern Ukraine said on Monday that full-scale war could break out there at any time and his forces might need to turn to Moscow for support.

Reuters

Ukraine crisis: UK and UK 'working on plans for dramatic parachute drop' to deter Russia

It comes amid fears Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine, with 126,000 on the country’s eastern flank and 80,000 Moscow and Belarus soldiers to the north

Daily Mirror

Russian 'false flag plotters' accuse UK of training Polish-speaking mercenaries

Russian provocation teams claim two 20-strong units of UK-trained Polish-speaking troops are stationed in Donbas, in the latest apparent attempt to fabricate a threat of attack from Ukraine

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Ready to stay and fight, Ukrainian women take self-defence courses near Russian border

Viktoria Makarova loads her rifle and takes aim at a target across the snow-covered ground, while an instructor holds her shoulder steady for the recoil.

The Independent UK

Extra 350 British troops heading to Poland as tensions rise in eastern Europe

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned that it would be a “foolish mistake” for Russia to invade Ukraine.

The Conversation

Russia and China's growing 'friendship' is more a public relations exercise than a new world order

Against the backdrop of a western diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China and Russia have marked the occasion by showing off their increasingly close relationship. Russia’s president Vladimir Putin posed for pictures with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the opening of the 2022 Winter Games, declaring their opposition…

Reuters

NATO mulls longer-term military posture in eastern Europe, Stoltenberg says

NATO is considering a longer-term military posture in eastern Europe to strengthen its defences, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, as tensions remained high over Russia's military build-up near Ukraine.

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Evening Standard

All six Royal Navy destroyers in port for engine repairs amid heightened tensions with Russia

The Defence Select Committee warned in December 2021 that availability of the ships was a ‘major cause for concern’

Reuters

U.S. officials head to Europe to coordinate sanctions options for Russia

A delegation of senior U.S. officials is in Europe this week to discuss coordinating potential sanctions and export-control measures the United States and its allies could take in the event that Russia invades Ukraine, an administration official told Reuters on Monday.

The Independent UK

Today at the Winter Olympics: Bronze at best for GB curlers after last-four loss

Russia’s Kamila Valieva made figure skating history by becoming the first woman to land a quadruple jump at an Olympic Games.

Al Jazeera

How do young Ukrainians and Russians feel about another war?

While tensions between Moscow and Kyiv reach boiling point, young people on both sides of the border hope for peace.

Daily Mirror

UK sends 350 troops to Poland as fears mount that Russia will invade Ukraine

There will now be 450 British troops in Poland as fears continue to mount about large numbers of Russian troops massed near the Ukrainian border

The Independent UK

UK to send 350 more troops to Poland in ‘spirit of solidarity’ as Russia tensions rise

The troops will be added to the 100 British armed forces already in Poland

The Independent UK

All six Royal Navy destroyers in port amid heightened tensions with Russia

The Defence Select Committee warned in December 2021 that availability of the ships was a ‘major cause for concern’.

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