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US warns of ‘distinct possibility’ Russia will invade Ukraine within days

Joe Biden due to speak with Putin by phone on Saturday, as officials tell Americans to leave country in next 48 hours amid fears of attack on Kyiv

The Guardian - US

Finland Signs Deal to Buy 64 US-Built Stealth Jets

Finland signed a $9.4 billion agreement on Friday to buy US F-35 fighter jets, reaching a deal to bring 64 radar-evading warplanes to a country bordering Russia at a time of high tensions between Moscow and the West over Russian troops massed near the Ukrainian border. However it will be…

Asharq Al-Awsat

With Kamila Valieva’s Failed Drug Test, The IOC’s System Failed Once Again

A positive result for the 15-year-old Russian Olympic Committee figure skater calls into question her team’s gold medal and her participation in the Games—and the organization responsible for holding them.

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US Senators at Impasse on Bill to Boost Ukraine Sanctions, Defense

Democratic and Republican US senators who have been negotiating for weeks on a bipartisan bill to punish Russia for its troop build up near Ukraine said they have reached an impasse, although aides said on Friday they continue to look for a way forward. Senators from both parties had said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

First Sea Lord plans Royal Navy with ‘more punch’ in coming years

Admiral Sir Ben Key said the Navy needed to face up to the challenges of a resurgent Russia.

The Independent UK

UK Urges Russian Action to Back Up Denial it Plans to Invade Ukraine

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said he took Russian assurances that Moscow will not invade Ukraine seriously, but that he wanted to see accompanying action and hoped his talks in Moscow on Friday had helped reduce tensions. Wallace met Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as Russia holds huge military exercises…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine says shipping through Azov sea is now open again

Russia has withdrawn previously announced restrictions for ships in the Sea of Azov linked to naval drills in the area, Ukraine's sea port Authority said on Friday.

Reuters

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Austria resists including Nord Stream 2 in EU package of Russia sanctions

Austria is sticking with its opposition to including the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in a package of sanctions against Moscow that the European Union is preparing in the event Russia invades Ukraine, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said on Friday.

Reuters

Israel evacuating relatives of embassy staff in Ukraine

Israel said on Friday it was evacuating relatives of staff at its embassy in Kyiv, citing "an aggravation of the situation" in an apparent reference to the crisis between Ukraine and Russia.

Reuters

Russia could invade Ukraine at any time, says Wallace

Following talks in Moscow, the Defence Secretary said Russian assurances they were not planning an attack would be judged ‘by the evidence’.

The Independent UK

US senators at impasse on bill to boost Ukraine sanctions, defense

Democratic and Republican U.S. senators who have been negotiating for weeks on a bipartisan bill to punish Russia for its troop build up near Ukraine said they have reached an impasse, although aides said on Friday they continue to look for a way forward.

Reuters

Palladium Prices Have Soared 23% So Far In 2022 —What Next?

The luck of palladium has certainly changed. The metal —which is part of the platinum group and used in catalytic converters in ICE vehicles, and in hybrid vehicles— has risen 23% so far this year, triggering an unusual investors’ appetite given the recent background.

Benzinga

Keir Starmer’s cynical embrace of Nato is a sad sight indeed

The Labour leader accused us of backing Putin by opposing war in Ukraine. He knows he’s wrong, says Lindsey German, convenor of the Stop the War coalition

The Guardian - UK

British journalists receive death threats from Russia over Valieva controversy

The journalists who broke the story of Russian skater Kamila Valieva’s positive drugs test on Wednesday say they have faced death threats, abuse, and warnings they should check their tea

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France 24

Russia committed to diplomatic outcome over Ukraine: Moscow’s ambassador to EU

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Russia's Permanent Representative to the European Union denied that the six Russian naval ships in the Black Sea have anything to do with Ukraine. Vladimir A. Chizhov also insisted that Moscow has no intention to make a move on Ukrainian territory and reiterated that…

Reuters

UK defence minister says troops sent to Ukraine for training to return soon

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said British troops sent to Ukraine for training purposes would return soon and that he hoped his talks with Russia's defence minister on Friday had contributed to a de-escalation in the standoff over Ukraine.

Reuters

Biden met national security advisers on Russia on Thursday night -source

President Joe Biden met his national security advisers in the White House Situation Room Thursday night to discuss Russia's ongoing military buildup around Ukraine, a source familiar with the meeting said on Friday.

Reuters

Russian military ready to consider resuming cooperation with Britain - RIA

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his British counterpart Ben Wallace that his ministry was ready to consider resuming cooperation with Britain on military issues, RIA news agency reported on Friday, citing a defence ministry statement.

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Evening Standard

Ukraine crisis: Boris Johnson tells allies he ‘fears for security of Europe’

It comes as the Foreign Office told UK nationals to leave Ukraine immediately

Los Angeles Times

Russia-Ukraine standoff overshadows US talks in Pacific about China

MELBOURNE, Australia — Overshadowed by a crisis half a world away, leaders of the United States and three of its major Indo-Pacific allies agreed Friday to shore up defenses aimed at slowing China's domination of the region.

The Guardian - US

White House confirms Biden-Putin call on Saturday – as it happened

US national security adviser urges Americans to leave Ukraine while US officials say Putin has decided to invade

Al Jazeera

How do Ukrainians in Russia feel about the crisis?

Some say they are strongly on Moscow’s side, but in the past, officials have cracked down on those who criticise Russia.

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 968: SC on hijab row, Nirmala Sitharaman on cryptocurrencies

Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, the Parliament and Russia.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘more Chamberlain than Churchill’ over Ukraine, warns senior Tory

Exclusive: Defence committee chair Tobias Ellwood blasts lack of strategic thinking in No 10

The Conversation

Ukraine: the problem with copying Finland’s strict cold war neutrality

During the tense negotiations over the Ukraine crisis, the idea of “Finlandizing” Ukraine has been suggested as a solution. This idea refers to the way a small or weak country can retain its sovereignty by making some policy decisions – generally defence and foreign – subject to considerable influence by…

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