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The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

Warning siren sounds in rebel-held capital in east Ukraine -Reuters witness

A loud warning siren sounded in the centre of the east Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Friday after a Russian-backed separatist leader in the breakaway region announced an evacuation of residents, a Reuters witness said.

Reuters

Civilians evacuated from eastern Ukraine as pro-Russia separatists warn of war

The U.S. has warned that Russia is preparing to manufacture a pretext to invade Ukraine.

Axios

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

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Joe Biden ‘convinced’ Russia will invade as UK embassy relocates from Ukraine’s capital

Kremlin rattled already frayed tensions with the West by announcing plans to stage massive drills of Russia’s nuclear forces

Evening Standard

Biden says diplomacy still possible; OSCE reports more attacks in east – as it happened

Russian state media say a blast has occurred in Donetsk amid multiple US warnings of false flag incidents

The Guardian - US

What is the background to the separatist attack in east Ukraine?

Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics are Russian proxy states and could supply pretext for invasion

The Guardian - UK

Biden sure Putin will invade Ukraine in days as civilians bussed out

Russia's Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within days, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday after separatists backed by Moscow told civilians to leave breakaway regions on buses, a move the West fears is part of a pretext for an attack.

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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

With fast-track passports, Russia extends clout in Ukraine

Since 2019, some 720,000 residents of areas in eastern Ukraine controlled by Russia-backed rebels have received Russian passports in a fast-track procedure widely seen as an attempt to underscore Russia’s influence in the region

The Independent UK

Biden to host call with Nato allies as invasion fears grow – as it happened

US president says threat of Russian invasion ‘very high’, after Ukraine government source says shelling ‘looks like provocation’

The Guardian - AU

Russia Ukraine conflict explained: Why has Putin invaded Donetsk and what does he want?

Russia and Ukraines' face-off escalated dramatically when Russian troops crossed the border - but why has Russia amassed such a huge army, what are Putin's concerns, and what might he want?

Daily Mirror

Duma manoeuvre points to Kremlin impatience in Ukraine standoff

Analysis: recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk’s independence would be seen as considerable escalation

The Guardian - 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

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

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Reuters

OSCE monitoring mission staff pull out from eastern Ukraine

Staff of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which has been monitoring the situation in eastern Ukraine, began to pull out of the rebel-held city of Donetsk on Sunday as fears of a possible Russian invasion grew.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Staff of OSCE Begins Pullout from Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine

US staff at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) started to withdraw by car from the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, amid fears of a possible Russian invasion. The United States and its allies have urged their citizens to…

France 24

Biden and Zelensky agree on need for ‘diplomacy and deterrence’ during call on Ukraine crisis

US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed on the need to pursue ‘diplomacy and deterrence’ in response to Russia’s buildup of more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine. Catch up on the day's events as they unfolded on FRANCE 24.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Ukrainians on the front lines say ‘we aren’t leaving’

MARIUPOL, Ukraine — The airport in Ukraine’s second-largest port is shut. A Moscow-led “rebellion” around the city in 2014 made it too dangerous for planes to fly in.

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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

Al Jazeera

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What is the Minsk agreement?

France’s Macron says the 2015 ceasefire deal between Kyiv and Moscow offers a ‘path’ to peace.

Salon

Ukraine diplomacy: It already happened

Joe Biden and Tony Blinken claim they want a diplomatic solution in Ukraine. A path to reach one already exists

Reuters

'Where can we go?' Fear and self-defence near Ukraine's eastern frontiers

Viktor, a pensioner, goes to sleep in breakaway eastern Ukraine, listening out for shelling in case he needs to take cover. In the city of Kharkiv, Viktoria Makarova, a building firm manager, is learning to fire a rifle in case of an invasion.

Reuters

Exclusive-Senior separatist urges Russia to send 30,000 troops to east Ukraine

An influential separatist commander in eastern Ukraine has urged Russia to send 30,000 soldiers to reinforce rebel forces fighting in the breakaway Donetsk region and to operate new weapons systems he hopes Russia will supply.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine to unleash ‘bloody hell’ on Russia if it invades: Expert

Ukrainian ex-defence official and expert Alexander Khara talks to Al Jazeera about the possibilities of a major war.

Al Jazeera

Borderlands: Fear, uncertainty and life on Ukraine’s front line

Amid fears of a Russian invasion, war-weary residents ask what the future holds for the region – and for their lives.

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