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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’

The Guardian - US

Dundee figure skater Natasha McKay hoping to shine in international spotlight at Winter Olympic Games

McKay's practice sessions have been attended by scores of international media as cameras followed the every move of doping-embroiled 15-year-old Russian sensation Kamila Valieva

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin 'doesn't give a s**t and will react if pushed', ambassador warns

Russia's ambassador to Sweden, Viktor Tatarintsev, made the stark comments during an interview with the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet after more than a dozen countries told their citizens to leave Ukraine as the risk of war with Russia rises

Daily Mirror

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U.S. officials won't confirm reports on possible Russia invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday

Senior U.S. officials on Sunday said they could not confirm reports that U.S. intelligence indicates that Russia is planning to invade Ukraine on Wednesday, but said they would try to prevent any "surprise attack" by sharing what they knew of Russia's plans.

Reuters

VIDEO: Russian Cop Skis Along Icy Street In Shoes Before Foiling Fleeing Drunk Driver

A routine traffic stop quickly turned into a death-defying incident for the brave officer who held onto his suspect to the end.

Zenger

Ukraine advises airlines to skirt Black Sea due to Russian drills

Ukraine on Sunday advised airlines to avoid flying over the open waters of the Black Sea from Monday to Saturday due to Russian naval exercises taking place there.

Reuters

UK defence secretary cuts short holiday as Ukraine crisis deepens

Ben Wallace to return early from abroad owing to concerns about possible imminent Russian invasion

The Guardian - UK

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German leader to head to Moscow amid fears time is running out

Olaf Scholz’s trip could be last opportunity to defuse ‘extremely dangerous’ situation in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive-U.S. envoy to U.N. cancels Liberia trip to focus on Russia

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, canceled a planned visit to Liberia this week to focus instead on U.N. diplomacy over Russia's troop build-up near Ukraine, the U.S mission to the United Nations said.

Reuters

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace cuts family holiday short amid 'worsening' Ukraine crisis

The UK believes that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is "highly likely" as Vladimir Putin amasses an estimated 130,000 Russian troops and heavy firepower at the border

Daily Mirror

British defence minister cancels holiday as Ukraine crisis deepens

British defence minister Ben Wallace is returning from a holiday overseas to deal with what he called the "worsening" crisis in Ukraine as he warned that Russia could invade within days.

Reuters

Ukraine criticises UK defence secretary for comparing Russia diplomacy to Nazi appeasement

Ben Wallace cuts short family holiday amid fears invasion could begin within days

The Independent UK

Ukraine Sees No Point Closing Airspace amid Russia Tension

Ukraine sees no point closing its airspace amid an escalation with Russia, a senior Ukrainian official said on Sunday, after the United States warned that Russian troops could invade the eastern European nation at any time. Dutch carrier KLM said on Saturday it would stop flying to Ukraine immediately, while…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine criticises Ben Wallace’s appeasement comparison with diplomacy efforts

The Defence Secretary was returning early from a family holiday on Sunday in light of the ‘worsening situation in Ukraine’.

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Bangkok Post

Ukraine ‘sees no point’ closing airspace amid Russia tension

KYIV: Ukraine sees no point closing its airspace amid an escalation with Russia, a senior Ukrainian official said on Sunday, after the United States warned that Russian troops could invade the eastern European nation at any time.

The Independent UK

Flights to Ukraine halted, redirected as crisis brews

Some airlines have halted or diverted flights to Ukraine amid heightened fears that an invasion by Russia is imminent despite intensive weekend talks between the Kremlin and the West

Daily Record

Russian attack on Ukraine 'highly likely' as Defence Secretary returns to Whitehall

Ben Wallace MP said he was cancelling his holiday plans as US intelligence pencil in Wednesday as a possible day for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

German Leader Travels to Russia, Ukraine as Tensions Grow

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is flying to Ukraine and Russia this week in an effort to help defuse escalating tensions as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent and Germany has called on its citizens to leave Ukraine as quickly as possible. Ahead of…

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Reuters

Germany hopes Putin meet will yield insight into his aims - govt source

Germany does not expect concrete results from Chancellor Olaf Scholz's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week but hopes to gain insight into what he hopes to achieve with the military build-up on the border of Ukraine, a German government source said on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace cuts short holiday as Ukraine crisis worsens

Airlines have begun suspending flights to Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Timeline: How did the recent Ukraine-Russia crisis start?

Months of diplomacy have failed to resolve the crisis, as fear grows over an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Petrov’s Flu review – a febrile, deeply Russian head trip

Kirill Serebrennikov’s grimly fascinating drama has style and technical mastery in spades, but struggles under the weight of its own ambition

Reuters

Ukraine pledges funds to keep airspace open amid Russia standoff

Ukraine pledged funds on Sunday to try to keep its airspace open to commercial flights, as some carriers reviewed their services to the country after the United States warned that Russia could invade at any time.

The Independent UK

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Reuters

U.S. says Russia may create pretext to attack Ukraine

Russia could invade Ukraine at any time and might create a surprise pretext for an attack, the United States said on Sunday, as it reaffirmed a pledge to defend "every inch" of NATO territory.

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