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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 earlier comments from U.S. and Western officials who said an invasion could come any day and that Moscow would seek to use disinformation to create a pretext for such…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 17, 2022

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 · Feb 17, 2022

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 · Feb 17, 2022

Trump is giving Biden a pass as Russia threatens Ukraine - Roll Call

Former President Donald Trump has mostly given President Joe Biden a pass over Russia’s potential invasion of Ukraine.

Roll Call · Feb 17, 2022

Fears of conflict on Ukraine border as Russian-backed rebels accused of bombing schools

A village kindergarten in Stanytsia Luhanska was hit first at 9am, injuring two civilians and leaving the war-suffering community without electricity. An hour later there was more shelling at Popasna

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2022

Russia-Ukraine invasion: Biden says attack 'high risk' as Putin demands US remove troops

US President Joe Biden's worrying comments come as Prime Minister Boris Johnson hit out at Russia - and warned 'we fear very much that that is a thing we will see more of over the next few days'

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2022

Putin is 'enjoying himself' with military build-up, Estonian premier says

Estonia's prime minister said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is enjoying the international attention generated by Russia's massive military drills on Ukraine's borders and is looking for a successful war to lift support at home.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022

Analysis-Putin makes inroads in pressure campaign against West, Ukraine

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has secured some wins in his confrontation with the West over Ukraine, but it's too early to discern an end to a crisis that could yet morph into a new Cold War even if conflict is averted, Kremlin watchers said.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022

Russia leader Vladimir Putin and his interesting love life - his ex-wife and children to rumoured affairs

Russian journalists have had their careers jeopardised for trying to report on his relationship history.

Irish Mirror · Feb 17, 2022

Brazil's Bolsonaro says Ukraine-Russia war "in no one's interest"

A war between Ukraine and Russia is "in no one's interest," Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday in Budapest, arriving from Moscow where he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022