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Diplomatic efforts to resolve regional tensions ongoing but military forces in place in the event that conflict should erupt

The Independent UK

Finland seals deal for U.S. F-35 stealth jets, reflecting tight ties to NATO

Finland has sealed a deal to buy dozens of F-35 stealth warplanes from the United States, in a sign of its military's close ties with NATO at a time of high tension between the West and Russia in Europe.

Reuters

Blinken says Russian invasion of Ukraine could come at any time

Russia has sent more forces to its border with Ukraine and could launch an invasion at any time, including during the Beijing Winter Olympics, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.

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Fifteen-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva faces being thrown out of Winter Olympics

She tested positive for a banned heart medication in December

Irish Mirror

Russia's spy chief warns Ukrainian army's war preparations 'in full swing'

Sergei Naryshkin, head of SVR foreign intelligence, says Ukraine are ready for war, as he described reports of Russian hostility as a "blatant lie" by the West

Daily Mirror

Satellite Images Show New Russian Military Deployments Near Ukraine

Commercial satellite images published by a private US company show new Russian military deployments at several locations near Ukraine, suggesting that Moscow's force buildup continues amid a flurry of diplomacy aimed at easing the crisis. Russia is holding joint military exercises in ex-Soviet Belarus as well as naval drills in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine-Russia explained: A simple guide to what’s going on

Western powers continuing to seek diplomatic solutions while ramping up preparations for a possible invasion by Vladimir Putin

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How could the US aid Ukraine if Russia invades?

Washington is said to be considering sending thousands of US troops to Nato allies in Eastern Europe

The Independent UK

Satellite images show new Russian military deployments near Ukraine

Commercial satellite images published by a private U.S. company show new Russian military deployments at several locations near Ukraine, suggesting that Moscow's force buildup continues amid a flurry of diplomacy aimed at easing the crisis.

Reuters

At Olympics and beyond, getting away with it is Russia's way

Be it sports, politics, hacking or war, the recent history of Russia’s relationship with the world can be summed up in one phrase: They get away with it

The Independent UK

Kamila Valieva’s failed drugs test exposes Russia and IOC’s broken relationship

The story becomes a welfare story as well as a doping one due to the Russian being just 15 years old

The Independent UK

US, China Lock Horns over Ukraine at UN

The US envoy to the United Nations called on Beijing Thursday to encourage Russia "to do the right thing" in the Ukraine crisis -- drawing a sharp response from her Chinese counterpart who accused Washington of fanning tensions. "We would hope that the Chinese would play a role in encouraging…

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EXPLAINER: Putin’s Ukraine strategy mixes threats, diplomacy

With Russia carrying out a massive military buildup near Ukraine and the West roundly rejecting Moscow’s security demands, a window for diplomacy in the crisis appears to be closing

The Independent UK

Brussels Accuses Moscow of Trying to Divide Europeans

The European Union on Thursday accused Russia, as the Ukraine crisis churned, of trying to divide EU members by sending letters to individual countries seeking clarification of their stance on a principle of international security. The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said he had responded to the letters sent…

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Quad Ministers Address Indo-Pacific ‘Coercion’, Climate, COVID

The United States, Australia, Japan and India on Friday pledged to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from "coercion", a thinly-veiled swipe at China's growing economic and military expansion, as their top diplomats convened to also tackle climate change, COVID and other threats. Foreign ministers of the…

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Biden Urges Americans to Leave Ukraine as Fears of Russian Invasion Mount

US President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to immediately leave Ukraine, as Russia's live-fire drills and build-up of troops around the ex-Soviet state deepened fears of an invasion. Washington-Moscow tensions are at their highest since the Cold War, with some US estimates saying some 130,000 Russian soldiers are grouped in…

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Friday briefing: Who will replace Cressida Dick?

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Kamila Valieva: Russian 15-year-old figure skater may face Winter Olympics ban after failing drugs test

Kamila Valieva is still scheduled to compete in next week’s women’s singles competition despite testing positive for a banned heart medication in the lead-up to the Games

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Russian Skater Valieva Failed Drug Test Taken before Her Golden Games Debut

Figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva won a gold medal having earlier failed a drug test and Olympic officials will fight Russia's decision to let her compete at the Winter Games, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday. The 15-year-old's gold medal and Games future now hangs in the balance…

Evening Standard

Kamila Valieva: International Testing Agency confirms Russian skater failed drugs test for banned substance

Russia’s 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drugs test back in December and was provisionally suspended from all competition.

France 24

Games testers confirm Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned substance

Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, Games testers confirmed Friday, and the IOC is now appealing against Russia's decision to allow her to continue competing in Beijing.

The Independent UK

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Urgent hearing to decide fate of 15-year-old Russian figure skater after she failed drug test

Valieva’s positive test was confirmed on Tuesday, one day after she starred in the Russian Olympic Committee’s victory in the team event in Beijing

The Guardian - AU

Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened

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Divided Odesa provides fertile ground for Russia-Ukraine enmity

Port city with sizeable pro-Moscow population finds itself at conflict’s front line

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