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Brits scramble to leave Ukraine and get families out amid fears of invasion

British citizens are seeking support to bring their loved ones home as warnings increase over Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia has massed up to 190,000 personnel in and near Ukraine, U.S. says

Russia's build-up of military personnel threatening Ukraine probably totals up to 190,000, the U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said in a statement to an OSCE meeting on the Ukraine crisis on Friday.

Reuters

Britain 'certain' Putin about to invade Ukraine and conflict will be 'horrendous'

A Whitehall source claims Putin is set to invade Ukraine in a "horrendous" conflict as the Ministry of Defence released Russia's battle plan

Daily Mirror

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Putin won't stop at Ukraine, key Republican lawmaker warns - Roll Call

The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee warned that Russia could draw the U.S. into war by attacking NATO members.

Roll Call

Netherlands to send military equipment to Ukraine -government

The Netherlands plans to send military equipment to Ukraine, including rifles, ammunition, radar systems and mine-detecting robots, the government said on Friday.

Reuters

Ukraine estimates probability of major escalation with Russia as low -defence minister

Ukraine estimates the probability of a major escalation of conflict with Russia to be low, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov told parliament on Friday.

Reuters

Russia says sharp increase in shelling in Donbass is alarming

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that weapons prohibited under the Minsk peace process were being used in what he called an alarming and sharp increase in shelling in eastern Ukraine, the TASS news agency reported.

Reuters

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Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know as tension grinds on

Amid its tensest standoff with the West since the Cold War, Russia plans to demonstrate its nuclear might this weekend

The Independent UK

Poland ready to help people forced to flee Ukraine -defence minister

Poland is ready to help people who would be forced to leave Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion, Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Friday.

Reuters

Government ‘prioritising getting Britons out of Ukraine’ says minister

Home Office minister Damian Hinds said a ‘relatively small’ number of UK nationals and their Ukrainian families had begun applying for visas.

The Independent UK

Russia announces nuclear drills amid soaring Ukraine tensions

The massive drills will involve practice launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.

Axios

The West should be ‘steeled’ to Russian disinformation in Ukraine – minister

Russia is a world leader in disinformation campaigns, Damian Hinds said.

The Independent UK

Putin to oversee nuclear drills during standoff over Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin will oversee exercises by Russia's nuclear forces on Saturday involving the launch of ballistic and cruise missiles, the defence ministry said, in its latest show of strength at a time of acute tension with the West over Ukraine.

Reuters

Senate starts recess without taking action on Ukraine-Russia crisis - Roll Call

The Senate left for its latest recess without passing any measure that would slap sanctions on Russia if it invades Ukraine.

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Financial Times

Kaja Kallas: ‘There is a certain naivety towards Russia’

The Estonian prime minister on the Baltic state’s precarious position and why many European nations misread Moscow

The New Daily

Conflict is looming between Russia and the Ukraine. This is why it matters to Australia

The looming conflict between Russia and Ukraine is much more complicated, and much more important, than we might think – important even to Australia.

Al Jazeera

Russia: Putin to oversee huge nuclear drills amid Ukraine tension

Saturday’s exercise will involve practice launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Announces Abrams Tanks for Poland as Tensions with Russia Escalate

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday the planned sale of 250 Abrams tanks to Poland, as Washington moves to strengthen the defenses of a key eastern European ally amid a mounting threat of war between neighboring Ukraine and Russia. "This is the most modern version of the Abrams,…

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France 24

'Putin is looking for an element of operational surprise' in Ukraine crisis, says expert

The West is concerned that Russia is seeking a pretext to invade Ukraine. After the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatist forces traded accusations over shelling in the eastern part of the country on Thursday, former intelligence officer and now senior fellow at the Brookings Institute Fiona Hill told FRANCE 24…

Evening Standard

Russia and Ukraine should make us rethink our approach to defence and energy

The barrages and counter-battery fire of propaganda and accusations of “false flag” operations have begun in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have been charged with shelling a kindergarten in Stanytsia Luhanska. Moscow has declared that such unprovoked action against Russian separatists may need “military-technical action” in response — in other words, war.

Axios

Hospitals on high alert for cyberattacks

Federal officials issued alerts this week about the increased potential for cyber attacks against critical U.S. infrastructure targets as tensions escalate between Russia and Ukraine — and that includes healthcare.

Salon

What's going to happen in Ukraine?

Yes, Russia could invade Ukraine, as Biden keeps saying. But other outcomes are more likely — and far preferable

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Russian grab of Belarus is the role model for Putin’s plans for Ukraine

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Three cheers to the White House and NATO for calling out Kremlin lies this week about withdrawing troops from Ukraine’s borders — along with falsehoods meant to justify a possible new attack on eastern Ukraine.

Reuters

U.S. announces Abrams tanks for Poland as Russia threat mounts

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday the planned sale of 250 Abrams tanks to Poland, as Washington moves to strengthen the defenses of a key eastern European ally amid a mounting threat of war between neighboring Ukraine and Russia.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson jets to Munich for security speech as fears mount of Russia-Ukraine war

The Prime Minister is due to fly to the Munich Security Conference as tensions grip Europe - with Whitehall figures now said to be convinced Vladimir Putin will order Kremlin forces to attack

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