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Here's Your Casus Belli: A Missing Piece In The Lead Up To A Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Falls Into Place. Investment Implications Of War In Ukraine.

The Motherland monument in Kiev. Zeynep Elif Özdemir/Pexels A Missing Piece Falls Into Place One of the objections to claims that Russia would invade Ukraine earlier this week was the lack of a casus belli for the Russian people. Clint Ehrlich made this point on Twitter,

Benzinga

What are false flag attacks – and could Russia make one work in the information age?

In the past few weeks, U.S. officials have warned several times that Russia plans to create the appearance of an attack on its own forces and broadcast those images to the world. Such a “false flag” operation, they alleged, would give Russia the pretext to invade Ukraine by provoking shock…

The Conversation

Russia-backed rebel commander in Ukraine's East rallies veterans to rejoin ranks

A prominent commander of Russian-backed separatists in a breakaway area in eastern Ukraine sought to rally his veteran troops on Thursday, heralding a potential intensifying of the region's conflict.

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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

Govt may evacuate Thais in Ukraine amid tensions

The Thai embassy in Poland has reportedly laid out a plan to evacuate Thais living in Ukraine in case Russian tensions intensify.

Bangkok Post

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

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.

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ACT to ease Covid restrictions; Bob Katter decries ‘super sneaky’ passing of firearms bill – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Satellite photos give a bird's-eye view of Ukraine crisis

Widely available commercial satellite imagery of Russian troop positions bracketing Ukraine provides a bird’s-eye view of an international crisis as it unfolds

The Independent UK

Q&A: Ukraine invasion an ‘obsession’ for Vladimir Putin

Andriy Zagorodnyuk tells Al Jazeera Russian president will ‘try to get his hands on Ukraine’ as long as he’s alive.

Al Jazeera

Morning mail: Covid restrictions ease in NSW and Victoria, Biden warns on Ukraine, calls for calm after shark attack

Friday: Restrictions introduced to curb the spread of Omicron, including bans on singing and dancing, will be eased over the next week in NSW and Victoria. Plus: how we can repel threats to Australian democracy

The Guardian - AU

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

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

Britain steps up Ukraine warnings despite assurance from Moscow

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

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The Independent UK

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 Hindu

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

Al Jazeera

Biden warns Russia could attack Ukraine within days

Joe Biden says there was ‘every indication’ Russia was prepared to attack Ukraine amid rising tensions.

Los Angeles Times

Russian disinformation kicks into high gear as Ukraine crisis drags on

KYIV, Ukraine — To hear Russian media tell it, the government of Ukraine is run by neo-Nazis waging a genocidal campaign against ethnic Russians in the country’s east, where Moscow-backed authorities regularly uncover mass graves full of the corpses of women and children with bound hands and bludgeoned heads even…

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The Independent UK

UK and US accuse Russia of ‘manufacturing pretext’ for Ukraine attack

At the UN Security Council, America’s top diplomat held out the prospect to President Putin of a summit with key world leaders.

Daily Mirror

Passenger plane draws 'RELAX' with flight path near Ukraine border amid war fears

The plane departed from Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, for a one-hour 40-minute flight before landing back at the same airport, writing the 80-mile wide version of the message in its flight path

The Guardian - UK

What is the background to the separatist attack in east Ukraine?

Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics are Russian proxy states and could supply pretext for invasion

Reuters

German army reinforcements reach Lithuania amid Ukraine crisis

A German army convoy of 130 soldiers and 60 vehicles reached Lithuania on Thursday, bringing almost half of planned reinforcements for the country's German-led NATO battlegroup amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

German Eurofighters reach Romania for NATO missions amid Ukraine crisis

German Air Force Eurofighters arrived at a military air base in eastern Romania on Thursday as part of a deployment to NATO's eastern flanks amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border, the defence ministry said.

Evening Standard

Passenger plane draws ‘relax’ with flight path near Ukrainian border as tensions soar

The Air Moldova Airbus A321 drew an 80-mile wide ‘relax’, watched by over 30,000 people on the tracking site Flightradar24.com

The Hindu

Jaishankar leaves for Germany, France; focus remains on Russia

European counterparts expected to push for a tougher line from New Delhi on Moscow’s actions

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