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Ukraine crisis: Russia ‘not optimistic’ but will keep talking with west – as it happened

Russian president Vladimir Putin is being briefed on a US paper reaffirming support for Ukraine’s right to pursue Nato membership

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine in the middle: What endgame for Russia in stand-off with the West?

As Antony Blinken responds in writing to Russia's demands for an overhaul of Eastern Europe's security architecture, in the same breath he urges American citizens in Ukraine to leave. This Wednesday's "Normandy Format" talks, including France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine, serve as a reminder that Ukraine has already lost its…

France 24

Russia will go further if my country falls, says Ukrainian film director

A Ukrainian film director who was jailed by Russia after opposing Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea said on Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin will wreak chaos and destabilisation further west if Ukraine falls.

Reuters

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Russia's recent invasions of Ukraine and Georgia offer clues to what Putin might be thinking now

Given that Russia has amassed 100,000 troops along its nearly 1,200-mile border with Ukraine, a look at two recent invasions by Russia against neighboring territories offers insight to what a possible new invasion would entail if diplomacy is unable to ease the growing tensions.

The Conversation

Infographic: Military capabilities of Russia and Ukraine

The threat of conflict looms in Eastern Europe with more than 100,000 Russian troops amassed along the border with Ukrai

Al Jazeera

Russia launches new military drills as tensions rise over Ukraine

Moscow (AFP) - Russia on Tuesday launched new military exercises near Ukraine and in annexed Crimea as it accused the United States of ratcheting up tensions by putting several thousand of its own troops on alert.

AFP

VIDEO: Ass Got To Hurt: Would-Be Assassin Taken Down In Gun Battle With Russian Agents

Hitmen were allegedly hired by a hotel tycoon's brother, who wanted to take over his business.

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As war fears mount in eastern Europe, what are the key reasons for Russia to invade Ukraine?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has long believed that Russia and Ukraine should be reunited as one country and has seen his past aggressions in the region result in renewed popularity at home.

ABC News

Ukraine invasion would be disastrous – PM warns Putin

I won’t pretend to be a foreign policy expert and have no idea if Russia intends to invade Ukraine (again, that is. It annexed Crimea and supported proxy forces in the eastern Donbas region in 2014.)

Evening Standard

‘We’re at war’: The ‘Lithuanian Elves’ who take on Russian trolls online

For "Hawk", Russia declared war against Europe already seven years ago, when it first threatened Ukraine and invaded and annexed the Crimean peninsula. Since then, the war never really ended, at least not online. In Lithuania, Russia’s neighbour and the first Soviet republic to declare its independence from the bloc…

France 24

German navy chief quits after saying Putin deserves respect over Ukraine

Kay-Achim Schönbach said it was ‘nonsense’ that Russia wanted to invade its neighbour and that Kyiv would never win back Crimea

The Guardian - UK

German navy chief resigns over Putin comments

Germany's navy chief stepped down on Saturday after drawing criticism for saying Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved respect and that Kyiv would never win back annexed Crimea from Moscow.

Reuters

Ukraine bans Austrian design firm working on Crimea theatre project

Ukraine imposed sanctions on Saturday on an Austrian architecture and design company working on a project to build new theatre house in Sevastopol, a city in the Russian-controlled Crimean peninsula.

Reuters

German government distances itself from navy chief's comments on Putin

The German government on Saturday distanced itself from comments made by its navy chief after video footage emerged in which the vice-admiral said Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved respect and that Kyiv would never win back annexed Crimea from Moscow.

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The Guardian - UK

‘We are ready for whatever comes’: on the Ukraine frontline

In Chonhar a blue and yellow flag marks the de facto border as Russian forces amass across a shimmering expanse of water

The Conversation

Ukraine got a signed commitment in 1994 to ensure its security – but can the US and allies stop Putin's aggression now?

Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014 was the first change of internationally recognized borders in Europe through military force since World War II.

The Conversation

5 things to know about why Russia might invade Ukraine – and why the US is involved

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Jan. 19, 2022, that he thinks Russia will invade Ukraine, and cautioned Russian president Vladimir Putin that he “will regret having done it,” following months of building tension.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Is There a Link Between Syria and Ukraine?

Geneva is hosting two meetings on Friday. The first between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to discuss Ukraine, and the second between UN Envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen and US Official Ethan Goldrich to review the Syrian situation and propose a “step for…

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Foreign Affairs

The Day After Russia Attacks

What War in Ukraine Would Look Like—and How America Should Respond

France 24

Is the Ukrainian military really a David against the Russian Goliath?

As tensions rise ahead of Friday’s crunch talks between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over the Ukraine crisis, memories of the Russian army swiftly overpowering the Ukrainian military during the 2014 Crimean annexation have resurfaced. But Ukraine has significantly improved its defence capabilities…

The Conversation

Ukraine: how an armed conflict could play out

Talks between Russia and the west have failed. Moscow has described the situation in Ukraine as “intolerable” and “a matter of life or death”. The US president, Joe Biden, has predicted the Kremlin “will move in” to Ukraine.

The Conversation

Ukraine: a country wounded by eight years of crisis

The Russian-Ukrainian war began in 2014 after pro-European protesters toppled the government of the Moscow-backed president Victor Yanukovych. This led to a rapid escalation of a crisis that resulted in the annexation of Crimea by Russia in March 2014 and the establishment of two Russian-protected de facto states in eastern…

The Hindu

What Vladimir Putin really wants

The West cannot ignore a determined Russian President any more as Moscow prepares for its next act — on Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Ukraine crisis: How Vladimir Putin overplayed his hand with 'false flag' his best option

As many as 14,000 have died in Crimea and Donbas in years of fighting, which has settled into trench warfare and could break out at any moment into a much bigger conflict

Daily Mirror

UK sends defensive weapons to Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion mount

They will be deployed under Operation Orbital, the UK's training mission to Ukraine which was established in 2015 following Russia’s illegal annexation of the Crimea.

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