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Russian foreign minister wants "intensifying" Ukraine talks

"I must say there are always chances," Lavrov said in what appeared to be a carefully scripted meeting with Putin.

Axios · Feb 14, 2022

Analysis: How Russia may launch a lightning strike to seize Kiev

Russian forces are massed able to launch a lightning attack to try to seize the Ukrainian capital Kiev within days.

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2022

Ukraine citizens from 79 year-old great grandmother to children take up arms as Russia war fears grow

‘I will defend my home, my city, my children’, says one great-grandmother

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022

Russia could invade Ukraine ‘almost immediately’, Truss warns

The UK stepped up calls for Vladimir Putin to step back from ‘the edge of a precipice’ as the Ukraine crisis intensified.

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022

Russian Kamila Valieva allowed to compete despite failing drug test

The ruling doesn’t decide the fate of the gold medal she won as part of the team competition. The United States won silver and would be in line for gold if the Russian medal is revoked.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 14, 2022

New U.S. intelligence on Ukraine led Israel to evacuate its citizens

U.S. officials warned a Russian invasion could begin on Wednesday.

Axios · Feb 14, 2022

When will Russia invade Ukraine? As PM warns brutal invasion could take place in HOURS

Tensions are heightening in Ukraine with Russia thought to be planning invasion imminently, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns of a "very, very dangerous and difficult situation"

Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2022

Ukraine: the history behind Russia's claim that Nato promised not to expand to the east

The main issue highlighted by the crisis on the Ukraine borders over the past few months has predominantly focused on the role of Nato and the friction over the eastward expansion of the alliance. This has been a constant message emerging from the Kremlin: that the Nato membership of many…

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2022

‘We always knew we would have to fight for ourselves’: Worried Ukrainians prepare for whatever comes next

As the threat from Russia looms ever larger, world affairs editor Kim Sengupta meets some of those in Kiev who are doing what they can to keep their families safe

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022

Russian envoy warns of right to counterattack in eastern Ukraine

Exclusive: comments by ambassador to EU will add to fears of ‘false-flag’ operation as pretext for invasion

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022