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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace: Russian attack on Ukraine ‘highly likely’

Ben Wallace says there is a 'whiff of Munich in the air' amid efforts to halt attack

Wales Online

What the papers say – February 13

The threat of war from Russia as well as gossip about TV psychics and the royal family are covered on Sunday’s front pages.

The Independent UK

Olympics Live: Valieva practices while awaiting decision

Russian figure skating superstar Kamila Valieva is at a practice session in Beijing just hours before the Court of Arbitration for Sport meets to decide whether she’ll be allowed to compete

The Independent UK

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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

Australia evacuates embassy in Kyiv, calls on China to speak up for Ukraine

Australia said on Sunday it was evacuating its embassy in Kyiv as the situation on the Russia-Ukraine border deteriorated quickly, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling on China to not remain "chillingly silent" on the crisis.

Reuters

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace fears Russian attack on Ukraine is ‘highly likely’

He compared diplomatic efforts to appeasement, saying there is a ‘whiff of Munich in the air’.

The Independent UK

US President warns Putin of devastating costs of Ukrainian invasion, as Britons flee

The US president told his Russian counterpart invasion would cause ‘widespread human suffering’ and ‘diminish Russia’s standing’

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Russian blood will 'flood' Ukraine if Kremlin orders invasion, general warns

It comes after US president Joe Biden warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of the 'widespread human suffering' he would cause if he orders an invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

World on brink of war as Russia claims US submarine sailed into its waters

The Russian Ministry of Defence summoned the US embassy's military attaché as relations between the two world super powers continue to deteriorate over Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Biden warns Putin: you’ll pay a heavy cost if you attack Ukraine

US president fears ‘great suffering’ in the event of an invasion as Russia denies there are any plans for an attack

The Guardian - UK

Australia to evacuate Kyiv embassy amid threat of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Foreign Minister Marise Payne says the government will move its Ukrainian embassy staff to Lviv, a few hundred kilometres west of Kyiv and close to the Polish border, as the situation on the Russian border deteriorates.

ABC News

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

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Biden-Putin talks yield no breakthrough

The US president promises a swift response if Russia invades Ukraine while Kremlin denounces US’s ‘peak hysteria’.

Al Jazeera

Brave Brits in Ukraine vow to stay and help fight off Putin with Russia poised to invade

Brit Sean Kelly says: “I am disgusted by what Putin is doing and if an attack happens I would be willing to take up arms and fight for Ukraine"

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The Guardian - AU

Uncertainty over jobs data due to Omicron as nation records at least 47 virus deaths – as it happened

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Evening Standard

Biden warns Putin Ukraine invasion would cause ‘widespread suffering’

US President Joe Biden has reportedly warned Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would cause “widespread human suffering” in an hour-long phone call.

Daily Mirror

'World leaders must redouble efforts to find a compromise to get peace for Ukraine'

The squaring-up over Ukraine could all be part of a massive international gamble by Russia and the West to see who blinks first but all leaders need to find a compromise

The Independent UK

Trump says Putin was emboldened by US’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan

‘We’re in a really bad position right now’

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Los Angeles Times

Biden warns Putin that US will respond ‘decisively’ if Russia invades Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the U.S. would “respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs” if Moscow attacks Ukraine, the White House said, as the U.S. government ordered the evacuation of most of its personnel from its embassy in Kyiv amid…

Reuters

Putin told Biden his security ideas do not tackle main Russian concerns

Russian leader Vladimir Putin told U.S. President Joe Biden that Moscow would review ideas he laid out to address Russia's security demands in a phone call on Saturday, but that they still did not tackle Moscow's key concerns, the Kremlin said.

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Sell the Rumor…Buy the News

Did you do a double take on today's headline - "Sell the Rumor, Buy the News"? Yes, it is the inverse of the standard investor wisdom to buy the rumor, and sell the news. But in this case, with the growing concern of Russia invading the Ukraine investors are pressing…

Dublin Live

Irish citizens urged to leave Ukraine 'immediately' amid escalating tensions with Russia

The Department of Foreign Affairs also urged Irish people to avoid travelling to the nation

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.

The Conversation

How Russia hooked Europe on its oil and gas – and overcame US efforts to prevent energy dependence on Moscow

The Biden administration hopes its threat of “severe economic consequences” deters Russia from invading Ukraine – an event Americans officials say could be imminent.

Salon

Biden and Putin spoke for an hour

After a lengthy discussion, Biden warned Putin of "swift and severe consequences"

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