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

A top Western security official warned on Thursday that Russia has enough troops on its border with Ukraine to launch an attack "with very little or no warning," using false claims of aggression as a pretext to invade the former Soviet Republic.

Los Angeles Times

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.

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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

Ukraine's Zelenskiy plays down chances of NATO membership - Bild

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy played down the chances of his country joining NATO in an interview with Germany's Bild newspaper on Thursday.

Reuters

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.

Reuters

Russia ready to attack Ukraine 'at any moment', Lithuania says

Russia's armed forces are positioned to attack Ukraine "at any moment" and are continously being reinforced, Lithuania's top military officer said on Thursday, echoing warnings from other Western capitals.

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Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know as Russia moves troops

Tensions have spiked anew over Ukraine after the United States and its allies said Russia had not drawn down troops as it claimed

The Independent UK

Why drones pose a threat to Russia-Turkey relations as Ukraine crisis develops

With Russian forces poised to attack Ukraine, Turkish-made drones are set to face a big test in battle as well as a challenge to Turkey's relations with Russia.

Radio France Internationale

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'

Daily Mirror

Kremlin says troop pullback takes time, in rebuff of U.S. scepticism

The Kremlin on Thursday rejected what it called "unfounded accusations" by the United States and NATO that it was not withdrawing its forces from near Russia's border with Ukraine, saying it takes time to wind down military exercises.

Reuters

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK warns Russian invasion of Ukraine is 'very, very imminent if not inevitable'

UK Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said a Russia-Ukraine war could happen at 'any moment' and said Russia had moved thousands more troops to near the border, despite claims of withdrawal

Daily Mirror

Georgia says joining NATO only way to preserve country's integrity - report

Joining NATO is the only way to preserve Georgia's territorial integrity, the TASS news agency quoted its Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze as saying on Thursday.

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Editorial: The best path on Russia-Ukraine

To confront Kremlin aggression, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Tuesday a "day of unity."

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Lithuanians warn from experience: deter Russia, don't negotiate under military blackmail

VILNIUS, Lithuania — The military and political games Vladimir Putin is playing with all of Europe will continue, whether Moscow invades Ukraine or not. Nowhere in Europe do leaders and citizens understand this hard truth better than in the vibrant capital of the tiny Baltic state of Lithuania.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: US warns Russia preparing for invasion

Ukraine news from February 17: Russian deputy foreign minister says claims it plans to invade are ‘baseless’.

The Guardian - AU

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’

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Kamala Harris heads to major security conference to reassure a Europe still on edge

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Germany on Thursday to meet this weekend with Ukraine’s president and anxious European allies, who remain uncertain whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will pull back from the brink of a destabilizing war with Ukraine, Biden administration officials said.

France 24

Blinken urges Russia to reject the 'path of war' at UN Security Council

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the UN Security Council on Thursday that Russia must abandon the "path of war" and urged Russia to declare unequivocally that it would not invade Ukraine. Hours earlier, Moscow expelled the US deputy chief of mission in a move the White House slammed…

The Conversation

Invading Ukraine may never have been Putin's aim – the threat alone could advance Russia's goals

An invasion is not the only way the crisis in Ukraine can play out.

Los Angeles Times

US and NATO remain skeptical of Russian claims of troop withdrawals

KYIV, Ukraine — American and European officials cast doubt Wednesday on Russia’s claims that it was withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border in an apparent attempt to defuse tensions that have unsettled the region and rekindled a Cold War-style standoff with the West.

ABC News

The Loop: Shark attack closes Sydney beaches, NATO says Russia hasn't de-escalated, and a new move for Foo Fighters

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The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Nato says no signs of Russian de-escalation, tax cuts would ‘favour men’, Sydney shark attack

Thursday: Secretary general of military alliance contradicts Vladimir Putin’s claim of a partial withdrawal of troops from Ukraine’s border. Plus: sadness as Bob Hawke’s watering hole set to close

Al Jazeera

NATO, US say Russia is still building up troops near Ukraine

NATO allies question Putin’s stated desire to negotiate a solution to the crisis as Ukraine marks ‘Day of Unity’.

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