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The Latest Breaking News from Russia

The U.S. thinks Putin could invade Ukraine in a matter of days

Europe's next major war could start as soon as next week.

Mic

U.S. warns threat of Russian invasion of Ukraine is "immediate"

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan urged Americans to leave Ukraine within the next 48 hours.

Axios

Brits told to leave Ukraine immediately amid growing concerns of Russian invasion

The Foreign Office updated its travel advice on Friday evening to urge UK nationals to "leave now while commercial means are still available".

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US warns of risk that Russia moves against Ukraine next week

The U.S. believes Russia could take offensive military action or attempt to spark a conflict inside Ukraine as early as next week, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.

Tribune News Service

Exclusive-U.S. to send 3,000 additional troops to Poland, officials say

The United States will send 3,000 additional troops to Poland, Poland's Defence Minister said late on Friday, confirming an earlier Reuters report, as Russia held military exercises in Belarus and the Black Sea following the buildup of its forces near Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia now has enough forces for Ukraine invasion, says White House

Russia now has enough forces to conduct a major military operation against Ukraine and an assault aimed at seizing large parts of that country could begin "any day now," White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday.

Reuters

Biden deploys extra 3,000 troops as White House warns it won’t rescue civilians in Ukraine if Russia invades

‘The President will not be putting the lives of our men and women in uniform at risk by sending them into a war zone to rescue people who could have left now but chose not to’

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used to be a comedian, but staring down Vladimir Putin is no joke

Russia and the US are facing off in what's been described as the most serious geopolitical conflict since the end of the Cold War. In the middle is Ukraine, led by former stand-up comedian and actor Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

ABC News

British nationals urged to leave Ukraine immediately as fears of Russia invasion grow

"We urge British nationals in Ukraine to leave now via commercial means while they remain available"

Wales Online

Ukraine crisis: Brits told 'leave while you still can' amid fears of Russian invasion

The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice, adding Ukraine to its danger red list and urging British nationals to leave the country as soon as possible amid ongoing tensions with Russia

Daily Mirror

Ukraine slaps sanctions on TV channel tied to Russian coup plot claim

Ukraine's security and defence council on Friday imposed sanctions on the television channel linked to Yevhen Murayev, the politician named by Britain as the possible leader of a Kremlin puppet government in the event of a Russian invasion.

Reuters

Ukraine: Foreign Office tells all Brits to leave immediately as US warns Russia could invade during Olympics

Foreign Office warns against all travel to country as White House says ‘we are in the window of when an invasion begins at any time’

Evening Standard

Cooperation between UK and Russia ‘close to zero’, Wallace told by Kremlin

Defence secretary says Moscow has given assurances it is not planning invasion as he warns of consequences

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office tells Britons in Ukraine to leave country now

Guidance comes a day after Joe Biden told US citizens in Ukraine ‘things could go crazy very quickly’

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Axios

Satellite images show increased Russian troop buildup near Ukraine's borders

Russia has denied it intends to invade but has continued deploying troops and equipment near Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Olympian Flashes ‘No War in Ukraine’ Sign after Competing

A Ukrainian skeleton athlete flashed a small sign that read "No War in Ukraine" to the cameras as he finished a run at the Beijing Olympics on Friday night, a plea for peace at a time of rising tensions between his country and Russia. Vladyslav Heraskevych's sign was printed on…

The Guardian - US

US warns of ‘distinct possibility’ Russia will invade Ukraine within days

Joe Biden due to speak with Putin by phone on Saturday, as officials tell Americans to leave country in next 48 hours amid fears of attack on Kyiv

Asharq Al-Awsat

Finland Signs Deal to Buy 64 US-Built Stealth Jets

Finland signed a $9.4 billion agreement on Friday to buy US F-35 fighter jets, reaching a deal to bring 64 radar-evading warplanes to a country bordering Russia at a time of high tensions between Moscow and the West over Russian troops massed near the Ukrainian border. However it will be…

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Sports Illustrated

With Kamila Valieva’s Failed Drug Test, The IOC’s System Failed Once Again

A positive result for the 15-year-old Russian Olympic Committee figure skater calls into question her team’s gold medal and her participation in the Games—and the organization responsible for holding them.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Senators at Impasse on Bill to Boost Ukraine Sanctions, Defense

Democratic and Republican US senators who have been negotiating for weeks on a bipartisan bill to punish Russia for its troop build up near Ukraine said they have reached an impasse, although aides said on Friday they continue to look for a way forward. Senators from both parties had said…

The Independent UK

First Sea Lord plans Royal Navy with ‘more punch’ in coming years

Admiral Sir Ben Key said the Navy needed to face up to the challenges of a resurgent Russia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Urges Russian Action to Back Up Denial it Plans to Invade Ukraine

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said he took Russian assurances that Moscow will not invade Ukraine seriously, but that he wanted to see accompanying action and hoped his talks in Moscow on Friday had helped reduce tensions. Wallace met Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as Russia holds huge military exercises…

Reuters

Ukraine says shipping through Azov sea is now open again

Russia has withdrawn previously announced restrictions for ships in the Sea of Azov linked to naval drills in the area, Ukraine's sea port Authority said on Friday.

Reuters

Austria resists including Nord Stream 2 in EU package of Russia sanctions

Austria is sticking with its opposition to including the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in a package of sanctions against Moscow that the European Union is preparing in the event Russia invades Ukraine, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said on Friday.

Reuters

Israel evacuating relatives of embassy staff in Ukraine

Israel said on Friday it was evacuating relatives of staff at its embassy in Kyiv, citing "an aggravation of the situation" in an apparent reference to the crisis between Ukraine and Russia.

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