Biden cancels plan to leave DC, speaks with Macron as Ukraine tensions persist Plans change an hour after White House announces travel The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022
Biden spoke with France's Macron on Sunday - White House U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, the White House said, amid Western fears Russia is planning to invade Ukraine, which Moscow denies. Reuters · Feb 20, 2022
PM coy on Ukraine 'military-technical' aid Scott Morrison has declined to elaborate on what "military-technical" support Australia could provide to Ukraine following the foreign ministers' meeting. AAP · Feb 20, 2022
Vladimir Putin: Diplomacy over Ukraine crisis must ‘intensify’ Russian president reiterated the need for NATO to take Moscow’s demands for security guarantees seriously to avoid war. Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2022
Russian forces ‘highly likely’ in Kiev, ‘enormous’ civilian deaths if attack occurs, US defence chief warns Pentagon chief warns of major Russian assault on Ukraine’s capital The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022
Australia promises cyber support to Ukraine as Russian forces array along its borders Australia will expand cyber training for Ukrainian officials and could join a broader coalition of Western countries to provide the besieged Eastern European nation with support as fear of a Russian invasion continues. ABC News · Feb 20, 2022
U.S. embassy tells Americans: have an evacuation plan from Russia The U.S. embassy in Russia cautioned Americans on Sunday to have evacuation plans, citing the threat of attacks in Moscow and along the Russian border with Ukraine, drawing a rebuke from Russian foreign ministry. Reuters · Feb 20, 2022
US Embassy in Moscow warns US citizens of terror attacks in Russia The US Embassy warned citizens in Russia that they should prepare an escape plan as they warned of terror attacks, stressing any way out should "not rely on US Government assistance" Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2022
India-Russia ties are unique, time-tested: Tharoor Ten-month-long celebrations organised by the Russian House in Thiruvananthapuram inaugurated The Hindu · Feb 20, 2022
China has important ties with both Ukraine and Russia, but how long can it stay quiet on crisis? China remains wedged in an awkward position in the Ukraine crisis, choosing to remain "chillingly silent" on where its support lies. With deep strategic and business partnerships with both Russia and Ukraine, just how much is at stake if Beijing is forced to favour a side? ABC News · Feb 20, 2022
AP PHOTOS: Life in Ukraine on the edge amid war fears Ordinary Ukrainian civilians take part in military drills to prepare for possible war, handling automatic rifles or advancing in formation as the country lives under the threat of a feared Russian invasion. The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022
US will not consider recognising Crimea as part of Russia, Blinken says Move affirms US support for Ukraine The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022
Russia-Belarus drills near Ukraine border are being extended Russia and Belarus will extend their biggest joint military drills in years, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said, as frictions spike with the West over Russia’s military buildup near the Ukraine border. Tribune News Service · Feb 20, 2022
As Ukraine tension accelerates and Kamala Harris departs Europe, Russia extends troop exercises MUNICH, Germany — With tens of thousands of Russian troops canceling withdrawal plans near Ukraine’s northern frontier, and as tensions intensified in the country’s eastern Donbas region, Western and Russian leaders continued to engage in a high-stakes dance Sunday mixing equal parts diplomatic bickering and military puffery — but with… Los Angeles Times · Feb 20, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Feb 20, 2022 Kamala Harris departs Europe as Ukraine tension accelerates, Russia extends troop exercises MUNICH, Germany — Vice President Kamala Harris concluded a trip to Munich on Sunday aimed at shoring up alliances amid a barrage of shelling in eastern Ukraine and other signs that diplomatic efforts to forestall the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II were failing.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022 The long, bloody history of proxy wars should be a warning to Johnson in Ukraine It’s easy to see the prime minister starting a western-backed insurgency that, knowing him as we do, he will not finish, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
Reuters · Feb 20, 2022 U.S. defends decision to wait on Russia sanctions despite Zelenskiy plea The Biden administration on Sunday refused to unleash sanctions on Russia ahead of a widely anticipated Russian invasion of Ukraine despite mounting criticism from Kyiv and domestic rivals.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2022 French Ambassador to UN to Asharq Al-Awsat: Political Process in Syria Has Become a 'Joke'; Iran's Nuclear Program Is a 'Top Priority' The Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, Nicolas de Riviere, stressed that the war in Ukraine, if it occurred, would be a "disaster" for the European people. In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, he expressed his "pessimism" regarding the current situation in Syria, describing the political and…
The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2022 Russia-Ukraine crisis: Putin ‘moving forward’ with invasion plans, says Blinken ‘My job as a diplomat is to leave absolutely no stone unturned and see if we can prevent war’
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022 Ukraine claims Russian bias among frontline monitors after western pull-out Unease inside and outside OSCE mission after US, UK and Canada withdraw representatives from conflict zone
Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2022 Russia launches ‘Operation Z’ as tanks and trucks marked with symbol head to Ukrainian border The entourage of military transport travelled towards Ukaraine's border giving another signal of imminent war with a 'Z' marked on all the military and supply vehicles
The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2022 ‘All you can do is cry’: Donbas evacuees face uncertain future in Russia Border regions appear unprepared for hundreds of people arriving from separatist-controlled areas in Ukraine
Reuters · Feb 20, 2022 Kremlin says "daily" Western predictions of Ukraine invasion are provocative Repeated Western predictions of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are provocative and may have adverse consequences, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
Reuters · Feb 20, 2022 Macron, Putin disagree on responsibility for eastern Ukraine tensions - French official French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia’s Vladimir Putin disagreed in their phone call on Sunday over who was responsible for tensions in eastern Ukraine, a French presidential adviser said.
Zenger · Feb 20, 2022 VIDEO: Russian Tries To Flush 33 Pounds Of Cannabis As Police Raid His Home Both medical and recreational cannabis are illegal in Russia. Large amounts carry stiff penalities.