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Boris Johnson to call Vladimir Putin and ask Russia to ‘step back’ from Ukraine invasion

PM also expected to make trip to region in coming days

The Independent UK

Top US defense officials warn against ‘horrific’ Russian invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The United States’ top military and defense commanders on Friday added their voices to stark warnings that Russia may be about to invade Ukraine, while the president of the former Soviet Republic separately worked to calm his citizens, who have weathered years of Russian malfeasance and subterfuge.

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine president hits out at ‘panic’ over Russia as Putin says west has ignored his demands

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for calm as Kremlin says US and Nato have failed to meet his conditions

The Independent UK

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Ukraine conflict is ‘not inevitable’, Pentagon chief says

US officials call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate the crisis, warning that war would be ‘horrific’.

Al Jazeera

Putin gripes about NATO as US deploys more troops to Europe

Russian president says NATO and the US did not address Moscow’s main security demands, as Ukraine tensions simmer.

Al Jazeera

What is Nord Stream 2 and how might the Ukraine crisis impact it?

Lucrative natural gas pipeline running between Russia and Germany could be blocked if Vladimir Putin invades western neighbour

The Independent UK

On Ukraine front line as nervous troops waiting for war exchange shots and mortar rounds

After months of tension, Ukrainian troops know they could face a tsunami of armoured violence as Europe tips towards bloody conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin is keeping the world guessing

Daily Mirror

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President Joe Biden to deploy US troops 'in the near term' as Pentagon warns of Putin's full range of military options in Ukraine

US President Joe Biden says he will move troops to Eastern Europe "in the near term", as his Defense Secretary warns Russia now has a complete range of military options along Ukraine's border, including actions short of a full-scale invasion.

ABC News

Profiting Off Putin's Play

Well, not his picks exactly, but with a Russian invasion of Ukraine “a distinct possibility” in February according to President Biden, investors can count on global markets continuing to fall. But while equities may lose across the board, there will be winners.

Benzinga

US will ‘present the facts of the case’ against Russia to UN Security Council, officials say

The US is turning to the United Nations Security Council in hopes of engaging Russia in ‘preventative diplomacy’ as Ukrainian legislators ask their American counterparts for preemptive sanctions against Moscow

The Independent UK

Macron-Putin chat falls short, with UN Security Council to meet over Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin told French leader Emmanuel Macron in a telephone conversation that the US has "failed to take into consideration Russia's security concerns" over the Ukraine crisis.

Radio France Internationale

Putin Says West Has Not Addressed Key Concerns in Ukraine Standoff

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the United States and NATO had not addressed Moscow's main security demands in their standoff over Ukraine but that it was ready to keep talking. Putin offered his first reaction to the US and NATO responses to Russia's demands in a phone call…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Outrage as Bolsonaro confirms Russia trip despite Ukraine crisis

Isolated Brazilian president accused of ‘utterly reckless’ plan to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Sanctions: a brief history from Ancient Greece to Vladimir Putin's Russia

Faced with the imminent possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and what appears to be a deteriorating diplomatic stand-off, NATO and other western allies are again turning to sanctions in the absense of other viable options. Since the second world war governments around the world have turned to sanctions…

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The Guardian - UK

‘Putin only understands strength’: Estonian PM on Ukraine tensions

Kaja Kallas criticises Europe’s reliance on Russian energy and says gas pipeline to Germany should be scrapped

The Independent UK

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

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

Al Jazeera

Why is Turkey trying to mediate the Ukraine-Russia crisis?

The NATO member is aligned with Russia on several conflicts but also sells weapons to Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin, Xi to Discuss European Security amid Ukraine Standoff, Says Kremlin

Russian and Chinese presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will spend a "lot of time" discussing security in Europe and the set of demands Moscow has made of the West when they meet for talks next week, the Kremlin said on Friday. Putin will travel to China to attend the…

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Reuters

Putin, Xi to discuss European security amid Ukraine standoff - Kremlin

Radio France Internationale

Macron phones Putin in attempt to diffuse Ukraine tensions

French President Emmanuel Macron will speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone on Friday. France's Foreign Ministry says Paris will assess whether Moscow wants "consultations or confrontation" over the growing tensions in Ukraine.

France 24

Macron reaffirms solidarity with Ukraine in call with Ukraine's leader

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed France’s solidarity with Ukraine in a phone call Friday with President Volodymyr Zelensky amid tensions between Moscow and Kyiv. In an earlier phone call, Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need to “de-escalate" the situation. Follow Friday's events as they happened in…

Salon

Republicans splinter over Russia

Some Republicans have taken to staunch isolationism while others have stressed the need for military aid

Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: Sanctions — truth or consequences

It is time for President Joe Biden to use one countermeasure to Russia’s military menace at the Ukraine border that he has so far failed to deploy. It’s way past time, in fact.

Reuters

Russian buildup at Ukraine border includes blood for wounded, U.S. officials say

A Russian troop buildup along its border with Ukraine includes supplies of blood for the wounded, three U.S. officials told Reuters, a detail reinforcing U.S. comments that Russia "clearly" now has the capability to move on its neighbour.

The Independent UK

US government fears dirty money in ‘Londongrad’ would kneecap sanctions on Russia

US diplomats have expressed ‘dismay and frustration’ at the government’s failings, according to reports

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