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Russia denies responding to U.S. on security proposals - RIA

Russia has sent follow-up questions rather than a response to the United States in their exchange on Moscow's demands for security guarantees, a senior Russian diplomat was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

Blinken, Lavrov to hold fresh talks on Ukraine crisis as UK’s Johnson heads to Kyiv

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds fresh talks Tuesday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the Ukraine crisis as Western officials say Russia continues to build a massive military force on the ex-Soviet state's border. The call, the first between the top US and Russian diplomats, comes as…

France 24 · Feb 1, 2022

UK warns Putin of economic pain if Russia invades Ukraine

Britain warned Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that there would be severe economic costs if Russia invaded Ukraine.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

British PM Johnson in Ukraine Tuesday for Talks on Russia

Boris Johnson travels to Kyiv Tuesday for talks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, as tensions with Russia rise and the British prime minister battles the biggest crisis of his premiership. "It is the right of every Ukrainian to determine how they are governed.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2022

UN Extends Libya Mission after US-Russia Dispute over Envoy

The UN Security Council voted Monday to extend its political mission in Libya for just three months after a dispute between the West and Russia over the appointment of a new top UN envoy for the North African country, which is trying to form a united government after 10 years…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2022

Russia’s U.N. Envoy thanks India, others, for not supporting Ukraine discussion at UNSC

‘As we expected, it [ the discussion] was nothing but a PR stunt, classic example of megaphone diplomacy’, says Dmitry Polyanskiy on Twitter

The Hindu · Feb 1, 2022

Scot prepares to flee Ukraine with pregnant wife amid fears Russia will invade within days

Ken Stewart, 54, from Edinburgh, faces a particularly nail-biting few days as his Ukrainian wife Tetiana, 36, is heavily pregnant.

Daily Record · Feb 1, 2022

US and Russia trade accusations about Ukraine at UN Security Council

WASHINGTON — A stormy, angry session of the United Nations’ highest body on Monday heightened deep global rifts and raised new accusations about the Russian troop buildup around Ukraine, with the American and Russian sides harshly accusing each other of escalating the conflict.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 1, 2022

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The Hindu · Feb 1, 2022

Russia responds in writing to U.S. proposal on Ukraine crisis ahead of Blinken-Lavrov call

Antony Blinken and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are due to speak over the phone tomorrow.

Axios · Feb 1, 2022