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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 Conversation · Feb 21, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022

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.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2022

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.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2022

Russian disinformation frenzy seeds groundwork for Ukraine invasion

Social media platforms have been on high alert for Russian disinformation

Axios · Feb 21, 2022

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’.

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022

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'

Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2022

Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘highly likely’, says Liz Truss

International community must make cost of war ‘intolerably high’ for Russia

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022

Scott Morrison commits $804 million over a decade for the Antarctic

Scott Morrison on Tuesday will announce $804.4 million over a decade to strengthen Australia’s strategic and scientific capabilities in the Antarctic.

The Conversation · Feb 21, 2022

UK's Truss says stepping up preparation for worst case scenario in Ukraine

British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Monday she was stepping up preparations with allies for the worst case scenario in the Ukraine crisis, adding that a Russian invasion was highly likely.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2022