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As war fears mount in eastern Europe, what are the key reasons for Russia to invade Ukraine?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has long believed that Russia and Ukraine should be reunited as one country and has seen his past aggressions in the region result in renewed popularity at home.

ABC News

Who's to blame in the Ukraine-Russia standoff? It depends on perspective

In the West, the current standoff between Ukraine and Russia has typically been presented as one in which a righteous Ukraine is standing up to bullying by a scheming, even Machiavellian Russia.

The Conversation

Russian Duma takes its time over call for east Ukraine 'independence'

A proposal to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognise two breakaway east Ukraine regions as independent will not be ready for discussion by the relevant parliamentary committee until next week, the committee's head told Reuters on Monday.

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Russia has won the war without firing a single shot

Putin may have just built up the threat of an invasion as a bluff. Why risk economic sanctions following a war when he has already achieved his major objectives without one?

Newsroom.co.nz

Russian, Cuban leaders discuss 'strategic partnership' coordination - Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed coordination of a "strategic partnership" on the global arena in a phone call with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Reuters

Boris Johnson warns Vladimir Putin that war in the Ukraine will be a 'disaster'

The UK Prime Minister stepped up demands for Russia to back off as British embassy staff were ordered home from the Ukranian capital.

Daily Record

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin is vehemently opposed to neighbouring Ukraine signing up to the military alliance

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Why would Russia invade Ukraine?

Nato is sending more fighter jets and ships to eastern Europe amid growing tensions

The Independent UK

Johnson: Russia planning ‘lightning war’ to take out Kyiv

Boris Johnson warned Vladimir Putin that an invasion of Ukraine would be a ‘disastrous step’.

The Independent UK

NATO sends ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe amid Russia-Ukraine tensions

The US-led military organisation said it is beefing up its 'deterrence' presence in the Baltic Sea area

Irish Mirror

Boris Johnson warns Putin invading Ukraine will be 'painful, violent and bloody'

Boris Johnson has sent out a stark warning of bloodshed if Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine after stationing 100,000 troops on its border, as UK defence chiefs evacuate any Brits

Daily Mirror

Girl, 7, mauled to death by pack of stray dogs as she walks home from music lesson

Little Margarita Kanorskaya, daughter of a Russian pilot decorated by Vladimir Putin, was ambushed on a narrow lane in Russia’s TransBaikal region and had no way to escape

Daily Mirror

British embassy staff being pulled out of Ukraine as Vladimir Putin increases threat of invasion

The UK Foreign Office has followed the United States in withdrawing embassy staff from the Ukranian capital.

Daily Record

A measure of autonomy in eastern Ukraine is the only way out of this crisis

Nato’s treatment of Russia almost guaranteed a chauvinistic reflex. The way forward is to implement the Minsk settlement, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The Independent UK

EU set for show of unity as Russia invasion fears mount

European Union foreign ministers are aiming to put on a fresh display of resolve and unity in support of Ukraine,

Radio France Internationale

US orders families of Ukraine diplomats home on fears of Russian invasion

Against a background of rising fears of a Russian invasion of former soviet satellite Ukraine, Western officials will meet Monday in a bid to coordinate their response and compile a battery of sanctions against Moscow.

The Independent UK

Analysis: Crisis in Ukraine a showdown of two world views

The crisis in Ukraine is hardly going away

Tribune News Service

Putin could burst Xi’s Olympic dream with a war in Ukraine

As the U.S. and Europe mount increasingly frantic efforts to deter Russia from any invasion of Ukraine, it’s Chinese President Xi Jinping who may have the biggest influence on Vladimir Putin’s timetable.

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Daily Mirror

War fears grow as risk of Russia invading Ukraine becomes 'extremely high'

More than 100,000 Russian troops are currently stationed at different points along its border with Ukraine, with the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK stating that Putin is "gradually building up" his forces

The Independent UK

Ukraine: Man named by UK as Putin’s choice to run Kyiv puppet regime says claim ‘fake news’

Yevhen Murayev says he will sue over London’s assertion he is colluding with the Kremlin

Los Angeles Times

In eastern Ukraine, trench warfare grinds on against backdrop of invasion fears

AVDIIVKA, Ukraine — In his raspy smoker’s voice, the middle-aged Ukrainian soldier urged a visitor to hurry through a stretch of muddy trench that traversed an open clearing.

The Guardian - US

US vows ‘swift, severe and united response’ if Russia invades Ukraine

Anthony Blinken rejects calls for preemptive sanctions but says ‘massive consequences’ await as US orders families of embassy staff out of Kyiv

The Guardian - US

The Biden doctrine: Ukraine gaffe sums up mixed year of foreign policy

On Russia and Putin, the president said the quiet part loud. Re-engagement has been welcomed but the exit from Afghanistan was a disaster. Analysts see much to do to rebuild US credibility

The Guardian - UK

Blinken says Nato united on Ukraine as EU ministers prepare to meet

US secretary of state says Germans ‘share our concerns’ after navy chief’s comments rattle alliance

The Guardian - UK

German navy chief quits after saying Putin deserves respect over Ukraine

Kay-Achim Schönbach said it was ‘nonsense’ that Russia wanted to invade its neighbour and that Kyiv would never win back Crimea

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