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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.

Reports are unclear with the rebels in Luhansk ‘People’s Republic’ blaming Ukrainian's armed forces for the attack, while Ukraine claims pro-Moscow terrorists were responsible

The Prime Minister spoke out after NATO, the US and UK warned Russia is staging 'false flag' operations as a 'pretext' for a Russia-Ukraine war - which Britain believes could be 'very, very imminent'

NATO allies accused Russia of misleading the world and disseminating “disinformation” by saying it was returning some troops to bases, charging that Moscow has instead added as many as 7,000 more troops near its tense border with Ukraine. With Western fears high that Russia is planning to invade, tensions also…

The Defence Secretary said Russia would be making a ‘strategic mistake’ if Vladimir Putin launched an invasion.

Germany has seen no sign that Russia has withdrawn troops from the Ukraine border area, and Moscow must do so urgently to de-escalate the situation or else face harsh consequences, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Thursday.

Russia's Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within days, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday after separatists backed by Moscow told civilians to leave breakaway regions on buses, a move the West fears is part of a pretext for an attack.

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Thursday that his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, had assured him Moscow wanted to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis.