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US officials accuse Russia of preparing ‘false flag’ to justify invading Ukraine

US officials believe Russian intelligence services are preparing to fabricate a justification for invading Ukraine

The Independent UK

U.S. accuses Russia of planning "staged" video as pretext for Ukraine attack

The U.S. has not provided specific evidence for its claims.

Axios

Russia to expel German broadcaster after RT blocked in Germany

Deutsche Welle boss says retaliation by Moscow, including Moscow bureau closure, is ‘total overreaction’

The Guardian - UK

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Ukraine’s fears over close ties between Russia and Hungary stretch beyond Putin and Orban

Fears of war – and a cosy relationship between Moscow and Budapest – have moved the spotlight onto a western region of Ukraine that has a large Hungarian population, reports Kim Sengupta in Kiev

The Independent UK

RAF scrambles Typhoons to intercept Russian ‘Bear’ bombers for second day in a row

The incident follows fighter jets released yesterday to intercept Russian Bear aircraft

The Independent UK

Russia mulls loosening restrictions amid record virus surge

The Russian president says his government is considering loosening some coronavirus restrictions, even as the country is facing a record-breaking surge of infections because of the highly contagious omicron variant

The Independent UK

U.S. intelligence: Russia may stage video to create pretext for Ukraine war

U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russia has formed a plan to fabricate a pretext for an invasion of Ukraine, potentially by producing propaganda videos showing a staged attack, the United States said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Putin courts China’s Xi for help in showdown with the West

Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping hold their first in-person meeting in more than two years Friday as the two presidents find themselves increasingly aligned against a common adversary.

Tribune News Service

US gives military helicopters to Croatia, Russia arms Serbs

The United States has delivered two Black Hawk helicopters to Croatia, which is engaged in a mini arms race with neighboring Russian ally Serbia amid simmering tensions in the post-war Balkan region

The Independent UK

China, Russia 'coordinated positions' on Ukraine, says Chinese foreign ministry

China and Russia coordinated their positions on Ukraine during a meeting between both countries' foreign ministers in Beijing on Thursday, according to a statement by the Chinese foreign ministry.

Reuters

Congress should pass defense budget to deter Putin, senators say - Roll Call

A bipartisan group of senators pressed to pass a defense funding bill and said it would help deter Russian aggression.

Roll Call

‘We will defend our country’: Ukraine’s border guards brace for Russian assault

While some locals at Belarusian border see no cause for concern, troops and tanks are ready to swing into action

The Guardian - UK

Russia launches dirty tricks campaign against Ukraine soldiers in bid to start war

The commander of Ukraine’s Army Oleksandr Syrskyi told how Ukraine is defending against the growing Russian threat from its eastern flank, where there are 126,000 troops, and Belarus to the north, where there are 80,000

Daily Mirror

Ukraine in focus for Olympics insurers as Beijing Games kick off

The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is the biggest risk for insurers offering coverage during the Beijing Winter Olympics as an outbreak of hostilities could force team withdrawals or appearance cancellations, industry sources say.

Reuters

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Russia-Ukraine crisis: How Europe may cope if Putin shuts off gas

Around 35 percent of the EU’s natural gas comes from Russia.

Al Jazeera

Klitschko brothers vow to defend Ukraine from Russia ‘aggression’

Former boxing champion turned-Kyiv mayor watches sibling enrol for the Territorial Defence Forces as fears of war rise.

The Guardian - UK

France, Germany and Turkey reach out to Putin as troops remain on Ukraine border

Mediation offers come as Russia accuses US of increasing tensions by sending soldiers to Romania and Poland

The Guardian - UK

Why does Russia focus on ‘indivisible security’ in Ukraine standoff?

Nato expansion threatens Russian security, argues Putin, and views of states outside Nato must be taken into account

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The Guardian - US

Joe Biden on crime: ‘The answer is not to defund the police’ – as it happened

President meets New York City mayor Eric Adams two weeks after fatal shooting of two NYPD officers – follow all the day’s politics news

Reuters

Germany must reassess policy towards Russia, China -ruling party chief

Germany should reassess its long-held strategy of seeking to bring about change in authoritarian societies through rapprochement given developments in Russia and China, the co-head of the ruling Social Democrats (SPD) said in an interview.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: A mediating role for Erdogan in Ukraine crisis?

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has traveled to Kyiv for talks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as his country walks a tightrope trying to balance its relations with both Russia and Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Ukraine crisis: Russia’s quiet anti-war movement gets louder

Dozens of public figures condemned Russia’s ‘party of war’ as a film director used his platform to decry conflict.

Reuters

Factbox-Russia, China may sign energy, other deals amid Moscow tension with West

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets China's leader Xi Jinping this week when he attends the Beijing Winter Olympics and they may seek to deepen trade ties in energy and other areas at a time when Moscow is at loggerheads with the West over Ukraine.

Reuters

Moscow shuts down German broadcaster's Russian operations in retaliatory move

Russia said on Thursday it was shutting down German broadcaster Deutsche Welle's operations in Moscow and stripping its staff of their accreditation in a retaliatory move after Berlin banned Russian broadcaster RT DE.

Reuters

EU working on joint response to Russian letter -von der Leyen

The European Union is working on a joint response to a letter many of its member countries received from Russia earlier this week asking for security guarantees, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.

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