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Russia, Belarus to end drills as planned - officials

Russia and Belarus will end their joint military drills on Feb. 20 as previously planned, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday, addressing Western concerns that Russian troops may stay in Belarus for a longer time.

Reuters

Trudy Rubin: Lithuanians warn from experience: deter Russia, don't negotiate under military blackmail

VILNIUS, Lithuania — The military and political games Vladimir Putin is playing with all of Europe will continue, whether Moscow invades Ukraine or not. Nowhere in Europe do leaders and citizens understand this hard truth better than in the vibrant capital of the tiny Baltic state of Lithuania.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Images show Russian military activity near Ukraine still high - satellite firm

Satellite images show Russia has moved some of its military equipment that was deployed near Ukraine, but other hardware has arrived and Moscow still has a lot of forces and equipment near its ex-Soviet neighbour, a private U.S. company said on Thursday.

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Latest Ukraine updates: US warns Russia preparing for invasion

Ukraine news from February 17: Russian deputy foreign minister says claims it plans to invade are ‘baseless’.

Al Jazeera

Biden to host call with Nato allies as invasion fears grow – as it happened

US president says threat of Russian invasion ‘very high’, after Ukraine government source says shelling ‘looks like provocation’

The Guardian - AU

Blinken urges Russia to reject the 'path of war' at UN Security Council

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the UN Security Council on Thursday that Russia must abandon the "path of war" and urged Russia to declare unequivocally that it would not invade Ukraine. Hours earlier, Moscow expelled the US deputy chief of mission in a move the White House slammed…

France 24

Russia claims it's withdrawing from Ukraine as tanks 'seen pulling back from border'

There is little solid evidence to back up Russia's claims it is withdrawing troops, as the West attempts to determine whether it is a bluff by leader Vladimir Putin

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Russia's military build-up near Ukraine is growing, not shrinking, warns West

There is a growing Russian military presence at Ukraine's borders, Western countries warned on Wednesday, as Estonia said battle groups were moving ahead of a likely attack to occupy "key terrain," contradicting Moscow's insistence of a pullback.

Reuters

Latest Ukraine Updates: NATO says no sign of Russia de-escalation

Ukraine news from February 16: NATO says no sign of Russian de-escalation, considers reinforcing southeastern flank.

Al Jazeera

NATO says Russia appears to be continuing military escalation in Ukraine

Although Russia on Wednesday said military drills in Moscow-annexed Crimea had ended and that soldiers were returning to their garrisons, the NATO chief said it seemed that Russia was continuing its military build-up. As US reports suggested Russian forces could attack as early as February 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…

France 24

Ukraine: Intelligence on Russian troop build-up ‘not encouraging’, says Boris Johnson

Some signs of openness in diplomatic talks, but Russia prepared to go ‘at any moment’, says PM

The Independent UK

WHO: Omicron Threat Remains High in East Europe

A new wave of infections from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is moving towards the east of Europe, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, urging authorities to improve vaccination and other measures. Over the past two weeks, cases of COVID-19 have more than doubled in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Satellite Images Show New Russian Military Activity Near Ukraine

New commercial satellite images show a flurry of Russian military activity at several locations near Ukraine, the private US company that released the pictures said, amid fears that Moscow may launch an attack on its ex-Soviet neighbor. Russia, which has repeatedly denied plans to invade, is holding large military exercises…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden says Russian attack in Ukraine 'still very much a possibility'

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that a Russian attack on Ukraine remained a possibility and that reports that some Russian forces have moved away from the Ukraine border have not yet been verified by the United States. Read below about Tuesday's events as they unfolded.

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Boris Johnson warns threat of Russian invasion of Ukraine remains but hopes for ‘diplomatic opening’ – as it happened

Prime minister says ‘intelligence is not encouraging’ and reveals Russian field hospitals in Belarus appear to be part of invasion preparations

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Renewed calls for de-escalation

Ukraine-Russia crisis news from February 15: Putin says Russia ready for talks on confidence-building measures.

Reuters

Defence ministers of Belarus, Ukraine aimed to ease tensions in call - Minsk

The Belarusian and Ukrainian defence ministers held a phone call on Monday that aimed to restore an atmosphere of dialogue between the two countries and ensure security in the region, Belarus' defence ministry said.

The Guardian - US

Incursion could start at ‘any time’, White House warns – as it happened

US relocating remaining embassy staff to Lviv, Antony Blinken confirms

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Russia, holding military drills near Ukraine, says ties with U.S. 'on the floor'

Russia's navy held anti-submarine drills in the Black Sea on Monday as fighter jets patrolled its border with ally Belarus in the latest displays of heightened military activity close to Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: US says Putin increasing military options

Ukraine news from February 14: Pentagon says Putin is adding more military force and capability near Ukraine’s borders.

Daily Mirror

Countdown to Russia-Ukraine war as tanks move to border and efforts to stop Moscow fail

Efforts to bring Vladimir Putin and Russia back from the brink of war have become increasingly difficult with reports conflict could erupt at any moment

The Guardian - US

Ukraine crisis: miscalculation could trigger unintended wider conflict

‘Risk of something going down like a mid-air collision, or a trigger-happy Russian or American, can really escalate things quickly’

Tribune News Service

Biden-Putin call is inconclusive even as tensions over Ukraine jump

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden tried to send Vladimir Putin an ultimatum about the consequences of any invasion of Ukraine in an hourlong conversation that left both sides at an impasse and Russia’s intentions unclear.

Tribune News Service

Biden-Putin call is inconclusive even as tensions over Ukraine jump

WASHINGTON — The leaders of the U.S. and Russia held an hourlong call on Saturday that made little apparent headway, with President Joe Biden warning again of “severe costs” for any invasion of Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin accusing America of failing to provide him with the security assurances…

Tribune News Service

Biden warns Putin on call of heavy price from any Ukraine attack

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden again warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in an hourlong call on Saturday that any move to invade Ukraine would be met with a strong response that would impose “severe costs” on Moscow, the White House said.

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