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Poland is ready for an influx of Ukrainian refugees as Russian invasion threat looms

With Russia appearing to teeter closer to an attack on Ukraine, Poland is bracing itself for the possibility of an influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees flooding across its border.

ABC News

NATO relocates Ukraine staff to Lviv and Brussels for safety reasons

NATO has relocated Ukraine staff from the capital Kyiv to Lviv in the west of the country and to Brussels for safety reasons, a NATO official said on Saturday, confirming a report by Norwegian daily VG.

Reuters

Kamala Harris, standing beside Ukrainian leader, vows a tough response to a Russian invasion

MUNICH, Germany — Vice President Kamala Harris stood beside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday, vowing U.S. support for a nation on the brink of war shortly after warning in a speech that the U.S. and allies would punish Russia if it invades its neighbor.

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Avoiding crisis between Russia and Ukraine

What’s needed now is for the people of Russia, Europe and the U.S. to make it clear to their leaders that there is no appetite for war or economic recession.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Guaranteed defeat’: President Putin supervises nuclear drills

Russian leader oversees launch of military exercises involving Moscow’s strategic nuclear missiles.

Al Jazeera

Russia launches nuclear-capable missiles as US says Putin has decided to invade Ukraine

Russia president Vladimir Putin sat observing the aggressive war exercises on screens on Saturday along with the president of neighbouring Belarus Alexander Lukashenko

Daily Mirror

Exclusive: Post-Soviet military bloc says it could send peacekeepers to Donbass if needed

The head of a Russia-dominated military alliance that is sometimes called Moscow's answer to NATO has said his organisation could send peacekeepers to territory in eastern Ukraine controlled by Russia-backed rebels if needed.

Reuters

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It's never too late to stop preparing for war, NATO tells Moscow

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Saturday urged Moscow to stop preparing for an attack on Ukraine or face harsh consequences amid fears that an invasion could be imminent.

Reuters

Western leaders worried as China joins Russia in NATO expansion row

Western leaders on Saturday said Russia and China were seeking to "replace the existing international rules" with their own order, as Beijing backed Moscow in the Kremlin's showdown with the western military alliance, NATO.

Radio France Internationale

Last-ditch effort to avert Ukraine catastrophe

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched exercises by strategic nuclear missile forces on Saturday and Washington said Russian troops massed near Ukraine’s border were “poised to strike”.

Bangkok Post

Martin Schram: 'The most fateful error'

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Tribune News Service

Russia makes demands that it knows NATO cannot fulfill, Stoltenberg says

Moscow is confronting NATO with demands it knows the alliance cannot meet, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Saturday.

Reuters

West should stop 'appeasement' policy towards Russia, says Ukraine's Zelensky

Western powers should drop their policy of "appeasement" towards Moscow, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky told a security forum in Munich on Saturday, as fears mount of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Follow FRANCE 24's live updates for all the latest.

France 24

Latest Ukraine updates: Ukraine Europe’s ‘shield’ against Russia

Russia-Ukraine news from February 18: President Zelenskyy says Ukraine deserves stronger international support.

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U.S. VP Harris will meet Ukraine's Zelenskiy, urge Putin to pull back

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy in Munich on Saturday, in what is likely to be a powerful display of diplomatic support for the European nation, a day after President Joe Biden said he is "convinced" Russia had made a decision to invade…

France 24

OSCE reports more than 1,500 ceasefire violations in a single day in Ukraine

France on Saturday urged its nationals to leave Ukraine as the OSCE Special Monitoring to Ukraine (SMM) said it had observed “dramatic increase in kinetic activity along the contact line in eastern Ukraine". The news came as Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to personally oversee previously scheduled military drills…

The Independent UK

Harris to push Western unity, lash Russia in Munich address

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to use a highly anticipated speech at the Munich Security Conference to warn Russia that it will face huge financial costs if it further invades Ukraine, and underscore that an invasion will only draw European allies closer to the United States

The Independent UK

This Polish village has become a potential target in the event of war

On the edge of a Polish forest is a US military installation, a place Putin sees as a Nato threat, writes Andrew Higgins

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Biden says he believes Putin has already decided to invade Ukraine

MUNICH, Germany — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, capping a day full of ominous turns toward war between Russia and the former Soviet republic.

Los Angeles Times

In Munich, Blinken and Harris vow severe consequences for Russia if it invades Ukraine

MUNICH, Germany — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Friday that Russia’s plan to create a pretext for invading Ukraine “is already in play,” as the situation in the former Soviet republic took a more ominous turn, with Russian-backed separatists claiming they were the victims of artillery shelling and…

France 24

Military tactics: Zelensky plays both sides in Ukrainian crisis

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this week distanced himself from Washington's warnings of an imminent war with Russia. It is not the first time that the Ukrainian leader has taken an opposing view to NATO since the Ukraine-Russian crisis began, while at the same time relying on the alliance for…

Los Angeles Times

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.

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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

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.

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