The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Morrison warns Ukraine invasion 'imminent'

Prime Minister Scott Morrison hopes conflict between Russia and Ukraine will not occur, but says "what we are seeing leads us to fear the worst".

AAP · Feb 17, 2022

Ukrainian protesters gather in Nottingham city centre over 'very scary' threat of Russian invasion

'Ukraine is bleeding and suffering because of one man - Putin.'

Nottingham Post · Feb 17, 2022

Ukrainian Parliament Gives The Nod to Legalize Bitcoin, Other Cryptos Amid Escalating Border Tensions With Russia

Fears of a potential war between Ukraine and Russia have thrown the financial markets into disarray. Amid the looming threat, Ukraine has legalized cryptocurrencies in the Eastern European country.

Benzinga · Feb 17, 2022

US and NATO officials ramp up warnings of potential Russian aggression in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken warned Thursday that Russia “is preparing to launch an attack” against Ukraine, echoing comments earlier in the day from U.S. and Western officials who said an invasion could come at any minute and that Moscow would seek to use disinformation to create…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 17, 2022

Biden tells Ohio audience he is returning to DC because of ‘a little thing going on in Europe right now’

President is returning to Washington amid heightened tensions with Moscow over Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

NHL Power Rankings: Each Team’s Greatest Olympian

Let’s take a trip down memory lane of when household NHL names were in the Olympic tournament.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 17, 2022

Britain steps up Ukraine warnings despite assurance from Moscow

Analysis: evidence contrasts with statements from Russia that troops are being sent back to barracks

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022

West accuses Russia of ‘false flag’ attacks inside Ukraine as Biden expects Kremlin to strike ‘within days’

US says a pretext for action could include ‘a fabricated terrorist bombing in Russia, the discovery of a mass grave, or a fake, or real, chemical weapons attack’

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Is the post-Cold War security order changing?

The Ukraine crisis has brought the unstable security architecture in Europe to the fore of U.S.-Russia ties

The Hindu · Feb 17, 2022

From the Archives (February 18, 1922): The debate of India

Allahabad, Feb. 17: In noticing the debate in Parliament the “Englishman” says that Mr. Montagu and his friends had started to awaken the masses in India to a sense of politics which resulted in meaningless strikes, agrarian riots, mob outrages, and dislocation of trade, which, unless stopped, will involve India…

The Hindu · Feb 17, 2022