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Ukrainian Rebels Evacuate Civilians to Russia amid Crisis

Spiking tensions in eastern Ukraine on Friday aggravated Western fears of a Russian invasion and a new war in Europe, with a humanitarian convoy hit by shelling and pro-Russian rebels evacuating civilians from the conflict zone. A car bombing hit the eastern city of Donetsk, but no casualties were reported.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Last piece of Putin’s puzzle slots into place: preparing Russians for war

Analysis: Just as Russian armour and helicopters are edging up the border, Russian messaging is also advancing to the brink

The Guardian - US

Putin Tells Russian Government to House People Leaving Donbass

President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the Russian government to house and feed people leaving two self-proclaimed east Ukrainian breakaway republics once they arrived in southern Russia. Russian-backed separatists announced the sudden surprise evacuation of their regions earlier on Friday, a shock turn in a conflict the West believes Moscow…

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Vladimir Putin to oversee missile firing as fears of Ukraine invasion grow

Russian President Vladimir Putin will oversee exercises involving aerospace forces, strategic missile command, Northern and Black Sea fleets and the Southern Military District

Daily Mirror

Putin tells Russian government to house people leaving Donbass

President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered the Russian government to house and feed people leaving two self-proclaimed east Ukrainian breakaway republics once they arrived in southern Russia.

Reuters

Lukashenko expects Russia to build a port for Belarus potash exports

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko expects Russia to build a new Baltic Sea port for exports of Belarusian potash which were hit by Western sanctions, he said on Friday after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

Ukraine: the crisis that brought the west together

As Kyiv confronts the possibility of Russian invasion, Vladimir Putin’s opponents have had an unexpected bonus

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At security conference, Harris vows 'severe consequences' for Russia if it invades Ukraine

MUNICH, Germany — Vice President Kamala Harris, in her most high-stakes appearance on the world stage, affirmed U.S. support for Ukraine on Friday during meetings with European leaders and again urged Russia toward diplomacy even though it appeared to be on the cusp of invading its neighbor.

Los Angeles Times

Putin says Russia must enhance economic sovereignty due to sanctions threat

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia needed to work on increasing its economic sovereignty and that the West would always find a pretext to impose sanctions on Moscow.

Reuters

Belarus leader expected to join Putin for strategic nuclear drills

Alexander Lukashenko to join Russian leader for exercises at which ballistic and cruise missiles will be launched

The Guardian - UK

Putin tells Ukraine to sit down for talks with Moscow-backed separatists

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Ukraine on Friday to sit down for negotiations with Moscow-backed separatists in Ukraine's east, citing rising tensions in the region and calling for the implementation of the Minsk peace process.

Reuters

Joe Biden to urge ‘deterrence and diplomacy’ in Ukraine crisis – as it happened

President to talk publicly after hosting call with Nato allies – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US

Biden says Putin has decided to invade Ukraine

President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russia President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, and that he continues to spread false information to try to build a pretext for a military strike that could happen in days.

Reuters

VP Harris heralds NATO unity as Ukraine crisis grows

Vice President Kamala Harris has heralded NATO unity during the escalating Ukraine crisis and warned Russia that the U.S. and Western allies stood ready to respond with tough sanctions if President Vladimir Putin moves forward with an invasion of Ukraine

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The Conversation

The US doesn't need to wait for an invasion to impose sanctions on Russia – it could invoke the Magnitsky Act now

As Russian military forces have deployed at the Ukraine border, U.S. politicians have been weighing new sanctions to deter an invasion.

The Conversation

The Cold War, modern Ukraine and the spread of democracy in the former Soviet bloc countries

As Russia masses forces and equipment on Ukraine’s border, international tensions over a possible invasion intensify almost daily. Ukraine has emerged as ground zero of what some pundits have dubbed a new Cold War between Russia and the West.

Daily Mirror

Britain 'certain' Putin about to invade Ukraine and conflict will be 'horrendous'

A Whitehall source claims Putin is set to invade Ukraine in a "horrendous" conflict as the Ministry of Defence released Russia's battle plan

Roll Call

Putin won't stop at Ukraine, key Republican lawmaker warns - Roll Call

The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee warned that Russia could draw the U.S. into war by attacking NATO members.

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Putin to oversee nuclear drills during standoff over Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin will oversee exercises by Russia's nuclear forces on Saturday involving the launch of ballistic and cruise missiles, the defence ministry said, in its latest show of strength at a time of acute tension with the West over Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

Putin to oversee ‘strategic’ missile drills

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Saturday will oversee military drills involving Russian “strategic forces” which will include ballistic and cruise missile launches, the defence ministry said.

Financial Times

Kaja Kallas: ‘There is a certain naivety towards Russia’

The Estonian prime minister on the Baltic state’s precarious position and why many European nations misread Moscow

Al Jazeera

Russia: Putin to oversee huge nuclear drills amid Ukraine tension

Saturday’s exercise will involve practice launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.

France 24

'Putin is looking for an element of operational surprise' in Ukraine crisis, says expert

The West is concerned that Russia is seeking a pretext to invade Ukraine. After the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatist forces traded accusations over shelling in the eastern part of the country on Thursday, former intelligence officer and now senior fellow at the Brookings Institute Fiona Hill told FRANCE 24…

Evening Standard

Russia and Ukraine should make us rethink our approach to defence and energy

The barrages and counter-battery fire of propaganda and accusations of “false flag” operations have begun in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have been charged with shelling a kindergarten in Stanytsia Luhanska. Moscow has declared that such unprovoked action against Russian separatists may need “military-technical action” in response — in other words, war.

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Trudy Rubin: Russian grab of Belarus is the role model for Putin’s plans for Ukraine

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Three cheers to the White House and NATO for calling out Kremlin lies this week about withdrawing troops from Ukraine’s borders — along with falsehoods meant to justify a possible new attack on eastern Ukraine.

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