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Fears of Ukraine invasion grow as Putin recognises two breakaway Russian-backed regions as independent

West fears change of position by Kremlin on Lukansk and Donetsk could be precursor to the deployment of troops

Evening Standard

Russia claims it killed 5 Ukrainian troops crossing border as U.S. warns of "false flags"

Ukraine has vehemently denied all allegations that it is attacking Russia.

Axios

Russia's Shoigu says Ukraine has built up serious forces near breakaway regions

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday told President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine had built up serious forces near breakaway regions in the east of the country and may be preparing to try and take them back by force, something Kyiv has repeatedly denied.

Reuters

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Putin says Macron told him Ukraine leadership is ready to implement Minsk peace deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron had told him Ukraine's leadership was ready to implement the Minsk peace process and was working on fresh ideas to hold elections in two breakaway regions.

Reuters

Putin says Macron told him U.S. has changed stance on Russia's security demands

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron had told him there had been a change in Washington's stance on Russian security demands, but that he did not know what it was.

Reuters

Putin says recognition of breakaway Ukraine regions needs to be considered

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday told his security council it was necessary to consider an appeal from the leaders of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine for Russia to recognise them as independent.

Reuters

Leaders of rebel-held regions in east Ukraine ask Putin to recognise them as independent

The leaders of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, on Monday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognise them as independent.

Reuters

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Still a ‘window for diplomacy’ to avert war over Ukraine, says No 10

Boris Johnson’s official spokesman said intelligence reports suggest Russia still intends to invade its neighbour.

The Independent UK

Russian plan to invade Ukraine has already begun, says Boris Johnson

Intelligence suggests Vladimir Putin ‘intends’ to invade neighbour, and preparations occurring in real time, says No 10

The Independent UK

Russian Terminator tanks move within two miles of Ukrainian border as war fears grow

Russia maintains as many as 130,000 troops on the Ukrainian border amidst growing fears that an invasion is imminent and frequent reports from the west warn of false flag operations and cyber attacks

Daily Mirror

With all eyes on Ukraine, Putin to send his envoy to Balkans

With all eyes on a possible Russia invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending his top security envoy to the Balkans where Moscow has been trying to maintain influence mainly through its ally Serbia

The Independent UK

Russia's 'playbook' for Ukraine has begun, UK PM's spokesman

Britain has seen intelligence that suggests Russia is planning to launch an invasion of Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan has, in effect, already begun, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said on Monday.

Reuters

'Russia has the capability to topple Kiev's government,' former MI6 chief Sir John Sawers says

FRANCE 24 spoke to Sir John Sawers, the former head of Britain’s secret intelligence service. Sawers, who headed the MI6 between 2009 and 2014, said that if Russia’s President Vladimir Putin decides to take military action against Ukraine, it would be in his interest to limit an invasion to eastern…

France 24

Russian disinformation frenzy seeds groundwork for Ukraine invasion

Social media platforms have been on high alert for Russian disinformation

Axios

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Biden asked Macron to make offer of Putin-Biden summit to Putin -French official

U.S. President Joe Biden had asked French President Emmanuel Macron to make the offer of a summit between Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to Putin, said an official from the French Presidency.

The Independent UK

Truss says attack on Ukraine ‘highly likely’ despite possible Putin-Biden talks

The Foreign Secretary warned the price of invasion for Russia must be set ‘intolerably high’.

Daily Mirror

Russian invasion of Ukraine 'highly likely' says UK as preparations 'stepped up'

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said a Ukraine-Russia war is now 'highly likely' and allies are 'stepping up preparations for the worst case scenario' - as No10 warned 'President Putin’s plan has in effect already begun'

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Kremlin says talk of Biden-Putin summit is ‘premature’

Two leaders could meet if necessary but no concrete plans in place, says spokesperson. Plus: meet the ‘millennial parent whisperer’

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Putin orders Russian troops to Ukraine after recognising breakaway regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after recognising them as independent on Monday, accelerating a crisis the West fears could unleash a major war.

The Guardian - UK

‘Premature’ to talk of specific plan for a Putin-Biden summit on Ukraine, says Kremlin

Putin spokesperson says no concrete plans for leaders to meet following diplomatic efforts by France

The Independent UK

Biden and Putin agree to Ukraine summit but Kremlin says its ‘premature’ to make plans

Meeting will not go ahead if Russia invades, says US

Reuters

Biden-Putin summit can't solve anything without Ukraine, Kyiv says

Ukraine welcomes the possibility of a summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin but nothing can be solved without Kyiv's involvement, Ukraine's top security official said on Monday.

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: Who needs an invasion? Putin's offensive against Ukraine has been underway for a long time

Vladimir Putin and his aides have long insisted that they have no intention of starting a war with Ukraine. President Joe Biden said Friday that U.S. intelligence has concluded that the Russian president has made the decision to invade.

The Independent UK

Ukraine crisis: What are the Minsk agreements?

Emmanuel Macron says revival of peace accords from 2014 and 2015 ‘only path on which peace can be built’ as regional Russian aggression continues

The Independent UK

What is Nord Stream 2 and how might the Ukraine-Russia crisis impact it?

Lucrative natural gas pipeline running to Germany under Baltic Sea could be blocked if Vladimir Putin invades western neighbour

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