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Latest Ukraine updates: US warns Russia preparing for invasion

Ukraine news from February 17: Russian deputy foreign minister says claims it plans to invade are ‘baseless’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2022

US hopes India will support America if Russia attacks Ukraine

The US has hoped that India, which is committed to a rules-based international order, will stand by its side in case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, which as per the Biden administration seems imminent with Moscow adding 7,000 troops to Ukraine's border in recent days

Dynamite News · Feb 17, 2022

US: Russia Adds Troops near Ukraine despite Drawdown Claims

As Ukrainians waved flags in a show of defiance of a feared Russian invasion, the United States reported that Moscow had added as many as 7,000 troops to forces stationed along the tense border — a warning that contradicted Kremlin declarations that military units were being pulled back. A Russian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2022

Ukraine fires mortars on separatist territory in breach of ceasefire, say Russia-backed rebels

Forces from the Ukrainian side were accused of using mortars, grenade launchers and a machine gun

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

Sensex, Nifty slip into red in volatile opening trade

The BSE gauge Sensex dropped over 117 points to trade below 57,900-level in a highly volatile opening session on Thursday, as investors weighed geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

Dynamite News · Feb 17, 2022

This 1946 telegram predicts much of Russia’s 21st-century foreign policy

Somehow, an American diplomat foresaw thoroughly contemporary innovations like troll farms

Financial Times · Feb 17, 2022

Biden to host call with Nato allies as invasion fears grow – as it happened

US president says threat of Russian invasion ‘very high’, after Ukraine government source says shelling ‘looks like provocation’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17, 2022

Pentagon accuses Russian jets of "unprofessional intercepts" of U.S. Navy planes

U.S. officials say they've "made our concerns known" to the Kremlin about the Mediterranean encounters.

Axios · Feb 17, 2022

Russian athlete's doping scandal debases spirit of fair play at Games

The spirit of fair play, the foundation of sports, has been neglected. Relevant organizations such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) need to get to the bottom of this issue as soon as possible and appropriately deal with it.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 17, 2022

Ukraine rebels accuse government forces of attacks in breach of ceasefire

Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian forces traded accusations on Thursday that each had fired across the ceasefire line in eastern Ukraine, raising alarm at a time when Western countries have warned of the possibility of a Russian invasion any day.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022