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US and NATO Say Russia Is Building up Troops Near Ukraine, Not Withdrawing

The United States and NATO said Russia was still building up troops around Ukraine on Wednesday despite Moscow's insistence it was pulling back, questioning President Vladimir Putin's stated desire to negotiate a solution to the crisis. In Ukraine, where people raised flags and played the national anthem to show unity…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin, welcoming Biden's willingness to talk, says Putin wants to negotiate

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was in favour of negotiations and diplomacy over tensions around Ukraine and that Moscow views U.S. President Joe Biden's willingness to talk as a positive sign.

Reuters

Movement of Russian forces alone does not confirm withdrawal, NATO says

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged Moscow again on Wednesday to prove that it is pulling back troops amid tensions over a military build-up on Ukraine's borders, saying soldiers and tanks often move about.

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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

Russia makes moves to ease Ukraine tensions; West skeptical

Russia has made two overtures to ease tensions around Ukraine

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Amid Russia’s claims of troop pullback, Biden warns Ukraine invasion ‘distinctly possible’

KYIV, Ukraine — Even as Moscow claimed it was withdrawing troops near Ukraine on Tuesday, signaling a possible easing of tensions with the West, President Joe Biden warned that an invasion by Russian forces was “distinctly possible” in a standoff that has ignited concerns over a new and dangerous Cold…

Los Angeles Times

In joust with Putin, Germany's Scholz displays more assertive style

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has faced accusations of weak leadership in the Ukraine crisis and of being too soft on Russia, but his unexpectedly combative stance in talks in the Kremlin with President Vladimir Putin has earned him plaudits.

Reuters

The US urges Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro to defend democracy in meeting with Putin

After Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro disregarded a U.S. request to call off his upcoming meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the Biden administration still hopes the right-wing South American leader takes the opportunity to defend “democratic principles” in Moscow.

Miami Herald

The Less Said About NATO and Ukraine, the Better

Neither Membership nor Neutrality Is the Answer

Foreign Affairs

Ukraine on a knife-edge amid fears of war despite Moscow claiming to back off

Ukraine was on a knife-edge amid fears of an early hours invasion from Russia despite recent claims coming from Moscow that they maybe deescalating and easing tensions

Daily Mirror

Biden says Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘very much a possibility,’ holds out hope for diplomacy

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine was “still very much a possibility,” even as he encouraged signals from Vladimir Putin that Moscow would return to the negotiating table.

Los Angeles Times

Biden to Putin: Step back from the brink of war with Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden made an impassioned appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from war with Ukraine on Tuesday, speaking starkly of the "needless death and destruction" Moscow could cause and international outrage Putin would face.

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Bangkok Post

The West must accept the cold reality of Ukraine

The buildup of Russian forces near Ukraine's border has led to fears of a new war. But the conflict is hardly new, and nor are Russia's objectives. Ukraine, which has been indirectly controlled or directly repressed by Moscow-based governments for centuries, wants Nato to protect it from future Russian incursions,…

Salon

Moscow Mule with a side of toxic copper

Through its traditional copper mug, copper leaches into the cocktail made of ginger beer, lime juice, and vodka

France 24

Should I stay or should I go? Ukrainians remain resolute despite a war of nerves

Caught between Russia’s sabre-rattling at the borders and Western warnings calling on their nationals to leave Kyiv, Ukrainians understand they are pawns in a heightened round of brinksmanship and psychological warfare. But it's a war of nerves that most Ukrainians are determined to win as they answer President Volodymyr Zelensky’s…

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer calls on Boris Johnson to clamp down on Russian ‘dirty money’

Defence secretary to attend emergency Nato meeting in Brussels to discuss Ukraine crisis

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Russian recognition of breakaway regions in Ukraine would be 'attack without weapons' -France

France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that if Moscow recognised two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent it would be an "attack without weapons".

Roll Call

As bipartisan talks stall, GOP goes it alone on Russia sanctions - Roll Call

Republicans released their own Russia sanctions bill after Senate Democrats made a counteroffer on Monday, likely ending talks.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Reports Cyber Attack on Defense Ministry Website, Banks

Ukraine's defense ministry and two banks came under a cyber attack on Tuesday that shut access to the ministry's website, Ukraine's information security center said. The Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, which is part of the culture ministry, did not say who it blamed for the attack,…

The Independent UK

‘We don’t want war,’ says Vladimir Putin – but western leaders see little evidence of Russian troop withdrawal

Removal of military units from the border with Ukraine would be welcomed if true, but Boris Johnson says intelligence 'not encouraging'

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says it Pulls Back Some Troops, Ukraine and West Want Proof

Russia said on Tuesday some of its troops were returning to base after exercises near Ukraine and mocked Western warnings about a looming invasion, but NATO and the United States said they had yet to see any evidence of a de-escalation that could avert war. President Vladimir Putin said Russia…

Irish Mirror

Is Russia's potential invasion of Ukraine set to start a war? What we know after huge updates

Speaking at a press conference following talks in Moscow with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to continue working with the West to de-escalate tensions over Ukraine

Los Angeles Times

Signs indicate Russia may be seeking to dial back tensions in Ukraine crisis

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s defense ministry announced on Tuesday it would begin pulling back some troops from areas near the border of Ukraine, a move that suggested Moscow may be seeking to dial back tensions over the crisis in Ukraine.

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