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Exclusive-Senior separatist urges Russia to send 30,000 troops to east Ukraine

An influential separatist commander in eastern Ukraine has urged Russia to send 30,000 soldiers to reinforce rebel forces fighting in the breakaway Donetsk region and to operate new weapons systems he hopes Russia will supply.

Reuters

UK to send up to 350 troops to Poland as tensions with Russia rise amid Ukraine invasion fears

The UK will send up to 350 additional troops to Poland as tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine, defence secretary Ben Wallace has said.

Evening Standard

Separatist leader says full-scale war in east Ukraine could break out any time

A Russian-backed separatist leader in eastern Ukraine said on Monday that full-scale war could break out there at any time and his forces might need to turn to Moscow for support.

Reuters

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Ukraine crisis: UK and UK 'working on plans for dramatic parachute drop' to deter Russia

It comes amid fears Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine, with 126,000 on the country’s eastern flank and 80,000 Moscow and Belarus soldiers to the north

Daily Mirror

Russian 'false flag plotters' accuse UK of training Polish-speaking mercenaries

Russian provocation teams claim two 20-strong units of UK-trained Polish-speaking troops are stationed in Donbas, in the latest apparent attempt to fabricate a threat of attack from Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Ready to stay and fight, Ukrainian women take self-defence courses near Russian border

Viktoria Makarova loads her rifle and takes aim at a target across the snow-covered ground, while an instructor holds her shoulder steady for the recoil.

Reuters

Extra 350 British troops heading to Poland as tensions rise in eastern Europe

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned that it would be a “foolish mistake” for Russia to invade Ukraine.

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Russia and China's growing 'friendship' is more a public relations exercise than a new world order

Against the backdrop of a western diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China and Russia have marked the occasion by showing off their increasingly close relationship. Russia’s president Vladimir Putin posed for pictures with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the opening of the 2022 Winter Games, declaring their opposition…

The Conversation

NATO mulls longer-term military posture in eastern Europe, Stoltenberg says

NATO is considering a longer-term military posture in eastern Europe to strengthen its defences, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, as tensions remained high over Russia's military build-up near Ukraine.

Reuters

All six Royal Navy destroyers in port for engine repairs amid heightened tensions with Russia

The Defence Select Committee warned in December 2021 that availability of the ships was a ‘major cause for concern’

Evening Standard

U.S. officials head to Europe to coordinate sanctions options for Russia

A delegation of senior U.S. officials is in Europe this week to discuss coordinating potential sanctions and export-control measures the United States and its allies could take in the event that Russia invades Ukraine, an administration official told Reuters on Monday.

Reuters

Today at the Winter Olympics: Bronze at best for GB curlers after last-four loss

Russia’s Kamila Valieva made figure skating history by becoming the first woman to land a quadruple jump at an Olympic Games.

The Independent UK

How do young Ukrainians and Russians feel about another war?

While tensions between Moscow and Kyiv reach boiling point, young people on both sides of the border hope for peace.

Al Jazeera

UK sends 350 troops to Poland as fears mount that Russia will invade Ukraine

There will now be 450 British troops in Poland as fears continue to mount about large numbers of Russian troops massed near the Ukrainian border

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The Independent UK

UK to send 350 more troops to Poland in ‘spirit of solidarity’ as Russia tensions rise

The troops will be added to the 100 British armed forces already in Poland

The Independent UK

All six Royal Navy destroyers in port amid heightened tensions with Russia

The Defence Select Committee warned in December 2021 that availability of the ships was a ‘major cause for concern’.

Los Angeles Times

Germany's new chancellor has wobbled on Ukraine. Biden's giving him a do-over

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host the new chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, at the White House on Monday, where the two will discuss how to aid Ukraine — and punish Russian President Vladimir Putin — if Russia invades the neighboring former Soviet republic.

The Guardian - US

Scholz and Biden warn Russia would pay ‘high price’ for Ukraine invasion – as it happened

Joe Biden issues stark advice to Americans in Ukraine: ‘Leave’

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Reuters

Macron tells Putin he seeks to avoid war and build trust

French President Emmanuel Macron, the top Western leader to visit Moscow since Russia began massing troops on the border with Ukraine, told Vladimir Putin at the start of talks in the Kremlin on Monday that he aimed to avoid war and build trust.

The Guardian - UK

What have Nord Stream 2 and gas got to do with the Ukraine standoff?

We answer your questions on the pipeline as the west considers its options in the event of a Russian invasion

The Conversation

Why church conflict in Ukraine reflects historic Russian-Ukrainian tensions

As Russia amasses troops on the Ukrainian border in preparation for a potential invasion, tensions between the two countries are also playing out through a conflict in the Orthodox Church.

The Conversation

Russia has been at war with Ukraine for years – in cyberspace

The build up of Russian forces along Belarus’ 665-mile border with Ukraine is a physical manifestation of Russia’s intense interest in the region. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, and now Russian President Valdimir Putin appears intent on pulling Ukraine under Russia’s influence and denying it a close relationship with the…

Al Jazeera

Ukraine to unleash ‘bloody hell’ on Russia if it invades: Expert

Ukrainian ex-defence official and expert Alexander Khara talks to Al Jazeera about the possibilities of a major war.

Sports Illustrated

Everything to Know for the Men’s Olympic Hockey Tournament

Without NHL participation this year, here is how each country stacks up in Beijing.

Reuters

Ukraine to raise 'unfair' weapons issue during German minister's visit

Germany Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock promised unequivocal support for Ukraine on Monday as she headed to Kyiv, which wants Berlin to do more to help it defend itself against a possible attack by Russia.

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