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Russia in aggressive display of military power as tensions ramp up with Ukraine

It comes as US officials claim they have evidence of a Russian plan to make a “very graphic” fake video of a Ukrainian attack as a "pretext" for an invasion, something Vladimir Putin denies

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine crisis: When oil prices climb, Putin gets bolder

Past conflicts show a strong correlation between high oil prices and Russia’s willingness to invade its neighbours.

Al Jazeera

Why is there an energy crisis? The reasons behind rising bills explained

Energy bills will go up from April as the new price cap comes in - this is why it's happening

Manchester Evening News

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Putin’s security men: the elite group who ‘fuel his anxieties’

Russia’s growing isolation has strengthened the ‘siloviki’ who surround the president

The Guardian - UK

Beijing Winter Olympics opens under shadow of rights fears, COVID-19

"I declare the 24th Beijing Winter Olympics open," said President Xi Jinping, who was joined by world leaders including Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

The Hindu

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war

Russian President Vladimir Putin has received the backing of his Chinese counterpart amid fears in the West that Moscow is preparing for military action against Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia tells Germany it is open to ending media row

Russia said on Friday it would respond in kind if Germany moved to end a dispute over their respective media outlets, but would escalate the row if Berlin chose to do so.

Reuters

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Ministers accused of failing to stem flow of Russian ‘dirty money’ into UK

Anti-corruption activists criticise government inaction in face of years of Kremlin provocation

The Guardian - UK

In opening of Winter Olympics, chances at politicking abound

For all the talk of a diplomatic boycott, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has managed to attract a globe-spanning roster of presidents, royals and other dignitaries to the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Putin and Xi call for halt to Nato expansion amid Ukraine tensions

Russia’s Vladimir Putin is the highest profile leader to visit China for the Beijing Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Russia and China Hail ‘No Limits’ Partnership to Stand Up to US

China and Russia proclaimed a deep strategic partnership on Friday to balance what they portrayed as the malign global influence of the United States as China's President Xi Jinping hosted Russia's Vladimir Putin on the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. In a joint statement, the two countries affirmed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why are Russia banned from Winter Olympics 2022? All you need to know as Games begin

Once again, Russian athletes will be forced to compete under the 'Russian Olympic Committee' with the country's flag banned from the Games

Daily Mirror

‘Nonsense’: Russia dismisses US claims of false flag operation in Ukraine

The US warned that Russia could ‘fabricate a pretext for invasion’ with propaganda video

The Independent UK

This video does not show the Ukrainian army ready for conflict in 2022

A video of hundreds of soldiers and dozens of military vehicles. Internet users have claimed that it shows the Ukrainian army deploying its forces to the border in response to the tensions that have been increasing between Russia and Ukraine since late 2021. But the video was shot before March…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

France's Macron to Meet Putin in Moscow Next Week, Will Travel to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Feb. 7 and the leader of Ukraine on Feb.

Reuters

Russian newspaper evacuates reporter labelled "terrorist" by Chechen leader

Russia's Novaya Gazeta newspaper said it had sent journalist Yelena Milashina out of the country for her own safety, after the leader of Chechnya described her last week as a terrorist.

France 24

Ukraine crisis highlights stark divisions among France's presidential candidates

The spectre of Russian invasion is fanning fears of war in Eastern Europe. In France, the Ukraine crisis is a hot political topic for the candidates jockeying for position ahead of April's presidential election. After all, Paris holds the rotating presidency of the European Union for the first six months…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Hawley posts a fist-pump to ignorance with his position on Ukraine

Something serious appears to have prompted Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., to label a fellow Republican, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a “con artist” and “one of the worst human beings.” Perhaps it was Hawley’s public questioning of the need to defend Ukraine from a Russian invasion. Maybe it was when Hawley…

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Tribune News Service

Commentary: Why Israel should stay out of the Ukraine conflict

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday. According to the State Department’s readout of the conversation, they discussed “shared challenges, in the face of potential Russian aggression against Ukraine.”

Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: Re-purposing Putin’s off-ramp

Wars and military escalations breed clichés that are exclusive, yet elusive.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Kyiv citizens say they are 'calm' and 'prepared' for Putin

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's Memory Wall of the Fallen Defenders stretches down a city block. It is covered with rows of portraits of the 15,000 young volunteers and bearded veterans who died fighting the Russians over the past eight years.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Putin is testing America’s commitment to Ukraine, and our allies are watching

Seven years after Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and the United States’ reaffirmation to support Ukraine’s territorial integrity, more than 127,000 Russian troops are positioned on Ukraine’s eastern border. Russia could double that number “in relatively short order” according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Warnings of imminent invasion, including…

Reuters

China, Russia partner up against West at Olympics summit

China and Russia on the opening day of the Winter Olympics declared a "no limits" partnership, backing each other over standoffs on Ukraine and Taiwan with a promise to collaborate more against the West.

Reuters

Erdogan says Biden, West have not helped solve Ukraine crisis -media

President Tayyip Erdogan said U.S. President Joe Biden and other Western nations had not helped to solve the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, and there were no European leaders fit to resolve it, Turkish media cited him as saying on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron to visit Moscow, Kyiv in bid to defuse Ukraine crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron will hold separate talks with his Russian and Ukranian counterparts next week in the highest profile effort by a Western leader to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine.

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