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‘We will defend our country’: Ukraine’s border guards brace for Russian assault

While some locals at Belarusian border see no cause for concern, troops and tanks are ready to swing into action

The Guardian - UK

Russia launches dirty tricks campaign against Ukraine soldiers in bid to start war

The commander of Ukraine’s Army Oleksandr Syrskyi told how Ukraine is defending against the growing Russian threat from its eastern flank, where there are 126,000 troops, and Belarus to the north, where there are 80,000

Daily Mirror

Ukraine in focus for Olympics insurers as Beijing Games kick off

The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is the biggest risk for insurers offering coverage during the Beijing Winter Olympics as an outbreak of hostilities could force team withdrawals or appearance cancellations, industry sources say.

Reuters

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Russia-Ukraine crisis: How Europe may cope if Putin shuts off gas

Around 35 percent of the EU’s natural gas comes from Russia.

Al Jazeera

Klitschko brothers vow to defend Ukraine from Russia ‘aggression’

Former boxing champion turned-Kyiv mayor watches sibling enrol for the Territorial Defence Forces as fears of war rise.

Al Jazeera

France, Germany and Turkey reach out to Putin as troops remain on Ukraine border

Mediation offers come as Russia accuses US of increasing tensions by sending soldiers to Romania and Poland

The Guardian - UK

Why does Russia focus on ‘indivisible security’ in Ukraine standoff?

Nato expansion threatens Russian security, argues Putin, and views of states outside Nato must be taken into account

The Guardian - UK

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Joe Biden on crime: ‘The answer is not to defund the police’ – as it happened

President meets New York City mayor Eric Adams two weeks after fatal shooting of two NYPD officers – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US

Germany must reassess policy towards Russia, China -ruling party chief

Germany should reassess its long-held strategy of seeking to bring about change in authoritarian societies through rapprochement given developments in Russia and China, the co-head of the ruling Social Democrats (SPD) said in an interview.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: A mediating role for Erdogan in Ukraine crisis?

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has traveled to Kyiv for talks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as his country walks a tightrope trying to balance its relations with both Russia and Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukraine crisis: Russia’s quiet anti-war movement gets louder

Dozens of public figures condemned Russia’s ‘party of war’ as a film director used his platform to decry conflict.

Al Jazeera

Factbox-Russia, China may sign energy, other deals amid Moscow tension with West

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets China's leader Xi Jinping this week when he attends the Beijing Winter Olympics and they may seek to deepen trade ties in energy and other areas at a time when Moscow is at loggerheads with the West over Ukraine.

Reuters

Moscow shuts down German broadcaster's Russian operations in retaliatory move

Russia said on Thursday it was shutting down German broadcaster Deutsche Welle's operations in Moscow and stripping its staff of their accreditation in a retaliatory move after Berlin banned Russian broadcaster RT DE.

Reuters

EU working on joint response to Russian letter -von der Leyen

The European Union is working on a joint response to a letter many of its member countries received from Russia earlier this week asking for security guarantees, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Russia calls increased US deployments a ‘destructive step’

The US decision to deploy more than 3,000 US troops in Germany, Poland and Romania will make it harder to reach a compromise over Ukraine, Russia’s deputy foreign minister said

Reuters

'Anton is not there': families of missing Ukrainian fighters cling to hope

Nadiia Makarenko's son Anton disappeared seven years ago after leaving his home near Kyiv to fight Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine. She still does not know if he is alive or dead.

The Guardian - UK

Xi-Putin summit: Russia inches closer to China as ‘new cold war’ looms

Fifty years after Nixon and Mao’s historic handshake, the geopolitical world order is again being reshaped

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Urges US to ‘Stop Escalating Tensions’ over Ukraine

The Kremlin on Thursday urged the United States to stop inflaming tensions after Washington sent several thousand troops to bolster NATO forces in eastern Europe amid the Ukraine crisis. “We are constantly urging our American partners to stop escalating tensions on the European continent,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters,…

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Erdogan Visits Ukraine Hoping to Play Mediator with Russia

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine on Thursday after pitching Turkey as a mediator to ease tensions with Russia, and an official said he was not picking any sides in the crisis. The Turkish official told Reuters that Ankara expects tensions to…

The Independent UK

Why are energy prices rising and what will it mean for households and companies?

Gas and electricity prices are going to spike by £693 after Ofgem reviewed its cap on energy bills.

Reuters

Kremlin accuses U.S. of stoking tension with troop deployments

Russia accused the United States on Thursday of ramping up tensions and ignoring Moscow's calls to ease a standoff over Ukraine, a day after Washington announced it would deploy nearly 3,000 extra troops to Poland and Romania.

The Independent UK

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

The Russia-Ukraine crisis has entered another day that is expected to be packed with diplomatic efforts to prevent the simmering tensions from boiling over into war

The Independent UK

Russia boosts military deployment to Belarus ahead of joint drills

Nato warning over biggest Russian deployment since the Cold War as Moscow calls US troop moves ‘destructive’

Reuters

U.S. warns Russia may stage video as pretext to invade Ukraine

Russia has formulated several options as an excuse to invade Ukraine, including the potential use of a propaganda video showing a staged attack, the United States said on Thursday, as the Kremlin condemned American troop deployments in the region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

OPEC+ to Stick to Policy Despite Oil Price Rally

OPEC+ will likely stick to existing policies of moderate output increases even as it expects demand to rise to new peaks this year and as oil prices trade near their highest since 2014. The group, which comprises of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia…

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