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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

Jaishankar leaves for Germany, France; focus remains on Russia

European counterparts expected to push for a tougher line from New Delhi on Moscow’s actions

The Hindu

Russian threat to invade Ukraine still high says Washington as Moscow expels US diplomat

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Moscow could order an assault on its neighbour in the "coming days" after a Ukrainian kindergarten is hit by artillery fire.

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Blinken says Russian attack plans for Ukraine go beyond ‘conventional’ weapons

US Secretary of State’s remarks raise the possibility that Russia’s attack plans for Ukraine could include the use of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons

The Independent UK

‘Creating chaos’: Russia fans flames in the Balkans to threaten EU and Nato

While all eyes are on Ukraine, Moscow’s manoeuvring in southeast Europe has stirred ethnic tensions and risks threatening fragile peace in several states, writes Borzou Daragahi

The Independent UK

Kosovo president accuses Russia of destabilising Balkans

Kosovo's president accused Russia on Thursday of using its traditional ally Serbia to "destabilise" the Balkans, as Moscow faces off against the West in the Ukraine crisis.

Reuters

West accuses Russia of trying to create pretext for war after shelling in east Ukraine

Joe Biden and Boris Johnson accuse Moscow of creating a ‘false flag’ after attack on preschool in Donbass

The Independent UK

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Russia expels U.S.'s second highest official at embassy in Moscow - U.S. State Department

Russia has expelled the U.S. deputy chief of mission to Russia, Bart Gorman, a State Department spokesperson said on Thursday, warning of a U.S. response amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine invasion: Biden says attack 'high risk' as Putin demands US remove troops

US President Joe Biden's worrying comments come as Prime Minister Boris Johnson hit out at Russia - and warned 'we fear very much that that is a thing we will see more of over the next few days'

Daily Mirror

US and NATO officials ramp up warnings of potential Russian aggression in Ukraine

President Joe Biden said Thursday that there was a “very high” probability that Russia would invade Ukraine, possibly “in the next couple days,” while a top Western security official warned that Moscow has enough troops on its border to attack “with very little or no warning.”

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine and rebel region trade shelling allegations

Kyiv and its allies say Moscow could use an incident in the separatist conflict as justification for an invasion.

Al Jazeera

Biden warns ‘very high’ risk of Russian invasion as Putin expels US deputy ambassador

‘The risk is very high because they have not moved their troops out — they have moved more troops in’

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine's side

Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions have also soared in the country’s east, where Ukrainian forces are locked in a nearly eight-year conflict with Russia-backed separatists

The Independent UK

U.S. receives Russia's response to security proposals -U.S. official

The United States received Russia's response to Washington's security proposals on Thursday when it was delivered to U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan in Moscow, a senior U.S. State Department official said.

Reuters

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Putin is 'enjoying himself' with military build-up, Estonian premier says

Estonia's prime minister said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is enjoying the international attention generated by Russia's massive military drills on Ukraine's borders and is looking for a successful war to lift support at home.

The Guardian - US

Trump and two eldest children must testify in New York fraud investigation, judge rules – as it happened

Former president loses bid to avoid being questioned under oath about his family’s business activities – follow the day’s politics news

Reuters

Analysis-Putin makes inroads in pressure campaign against West, Ukraine

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has secured some wins in his confrontation with the West over Ukraine, but it's too early to discern an end to a crisis that could yet morph into a new Cold War even if conflict is averted, Kremlin watchers said.

Reuters

At U.N., U.S. warns Russia planning to attack Ukraine in 'coming days'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday how Washington believes Russia could seek to invade Ukraine, warning that Moscow was preparing to attack its neighbor in the "coming days."

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U.S. says Russia inching troops closer to Ukraine, stocking up on blood supplies

The United States has seen Russia stocking up on blood supplies, inching troops closer to Ukraine's borders and flying in more combat aircraft, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday, dismissing Moscow claims of withdrawal.

The Guardian - UK

Shelling by Russian-backed separatists raises tensions in east Ukraine

Fears Russia is trying to create pretext for attack as nursery school in Stanytsia Luhanska is hit

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro says Ukraine-Russia war "in no one's interest"

A war between Ukraine and Russia is "in no one's interest," Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday in Budapest, arriving from Moscow where he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week.

Daily Mirror

Ukraine nursery bombed as violence erupts between army and 'pro-Moscow terrorists'

Reports are unclear with the rebels in Luhansk ‘People’s Republic’ blaming Ukrainian's armed forces for the attack, while Ukraine claims pro-Moscow terrorists were responsible

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson blasts 'false flag' kindergarten attack in Ukraine and warns more to come

The Prime Minister spoke out after NATO, the US and UK warned Russia is staging 'false flag' operations as a 'pretext' for a Russia-Ukraine war - which Britain believes could be 'very, very imminent'

Asharq Al-Awsat

NATO: Russia Misleads World on Troop Movements near Ukraine

NATO allies accused Russia of misleading the world and disseminating “disinformation” by saying it was returning some troops to bases, charging that Moscow has instead added as many as 7,000 more troops near its tense border with Ukraine. With Western fears high that Russia is planning to invade, tensions also…

The Independent UK

Russian troop build-up near Ukraine continues, Ben Wallace warns

The Defence Secretary said Russia would be making a ‘strategic mistake’ if Vladimir Putin launched an invasion.

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