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Macron Tells Putin He Seeks to Avoid War and Build Trust

French President Emmanuel Macron, the top Western leader to visit Moscow since Russia began massing troops on the border with Ukraine, told Vladimir Putin at the start of talks in the Kremlin on Monday that he aimed to avoid war and build trust. Macron, who is expected to seek re-election…

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Russia and China's growing 'friendship' is more a public relations exercise than a new world order

Against the backdrop of a western diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China and Russia have marked the occasion by showing off their increasingly close relationship. Russia’s president Vladimir Putin posed for pictures with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the opening of the 2022 Winter Games, declaring their opposition…

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NATO mulls longer-term military posture in eastern Europe, Stoltenberg says

NATO is considering a longer-term military posture in eastern Europe to strengthen its defences, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, as tensions remained high over Russia's military build-up near Ukraine.

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Macron tells Putin he seeks to avoid war and build trust

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Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war

Government leaders and top officials line up to walk the diplomatic tightrope that could mean the difference between war and an uneasy peace in Ukraine as Russia’s menace on the border of its neighbor continues unabated

The Independent UK

NATO Considers Bolstering Allies if Russian Troops Stay In Belarus

NATO is looking to increase its military presence in the Baltic states and Poland in case Russia keeps its troops in Belarus after a planned military exercise, the head of the alliance's military committee said on Monday. Russia has 30,000 troops in Ukraine's northern neighbor for joint military exercises this…

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NATO considers bolstering allies if Russian troops stay in Belarus

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Germany’s Scholz to reassure US over Ukraine in first Biden meet

Olaf Scholz’s visit comes as some NATO allies question Berlin’s response to Russian build-up near Ukraine.

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Macron heads to Moscow in bid to ease Ukraine tensions

MOSCOW: French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Moscow on Monday hoping to reach a deal with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, at the start of a week of intense diplomacy over fears Russia is preparing an invasion of its pro-Western neighbour.

Bangkok Post

Commentary: Not all Russians buy Putin’s warmongering

MOSCOW — In May 1993, Estonia’s first post-Soviet leader Lennart Meri — a wise man with bitter experience of life in the Soviet Union — told the visiting U.S. deputy secretary of state that Estonia urgently needed to join NATO. It was, he said, the only guarantee that Russia wouldn’t…

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: If Putin wants an exit from the Ukraine crisis, the offramps are open

When Russia's Vladimir Putin massed 100,000 troops on Ukraine's borders, the United States and its European allies responded with a hastily assembled assortment of carrots and sticks to deter him from an invasion.

Los Angeles Times

Ukraine latest updates: US, Germany in ‘lockstep’, says Biden

Ukraine news from February 7: US president says allies will work together to deter Russian aggression in Europe.

Al Jazeera

Putin-Macron meeting 'important' but no breakthroughs expected, Kremlin says

A number of summit meetings were held on Monday to try to find a peaceful solution to the crisis over Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron met with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was in Washington to meet Joe Biden.

France 24

Germany may send more troops to Lithuania, Scholz signals

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signalled on Sunday he was open to deploying more troops to Lithuania to bolster NATO's eastern flank in response to a build-up of Russian troops near the borders of Ukraine.

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U.S. troops arrive in Poland to reinforce Eastern Europe allies

A plane carrying U.S. troops landed in Poland on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, as Washington reinforces its NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border.

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Satellite images show troop deployment to Belarus border with Ukraine ahead of Russian drills

Satellite images by a private U.S. company published on Sunday showed details of military maneuvres at the Belarus border with Ukraine ahead of joint drills announced by Moscow and Minsk that NATO has called the biggest deployment to Belarus since the Cold War.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Is Top Destination for Spooked European Leaders

Rarely in recent years has the Kremlin been so popular with European visitors. French President Emmanuel Macron arrives Monday. The Hungarian prime minister visited last week.

The Independent UK

Kremlin is top destination for spooked European leaders

The Kremlin has become a top destination for European leaders spooked at the prospect of war in Ukraine

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German Leader’s Stance on Russia Looms over 1st Visit to US

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is flying to Washington this week on a mission to reassure Americans that his country stands alongside the United States and other NATO partners in opposing any Russian aggression against Ukraine. Scholz has said that Moscow would pay a “high price” in the event of an…

The Independent UK

German leader's stance on Russia looms over 1st visit to US

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is flying to Washington this week to reassure Americans that his country stands alongside the United States and other NATO partners in opposing any Russian aggression against Ukraine

Reuters

Germany discussing sending more troops to Lithuania - defence minister

Germany is considering deploying additional troops to Lithuania, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said, as tensions remained high over Russia's military build-up near Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

US Army reinforcements begin setting up in Europe

About 300 newly deployed U.S. service members have arrived in Germany and set up a joint task force within 24 hours of getting the call to go, according to an Army statement on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Not Joining NATO So Why Does Putin Worry?

At the core of the Ukraine crisis is a puzzle: Why would Russian President Vladimir Putin push Europe to the brink of war to demand the West not do something that it has no plan to do anyway? Russia says NATO, the American-led alliance that has on its hands the…

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Russian Bombers Fly over Belarus amid Ukraine Tensions

Russia on Saturday sent a pair of long-range nuclear-capable bombers on patrol over its ally Belarus amid spiraling tensions over Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry said the two Tu-22M3 bombers practiced interacting with the Belarusian air force and air defense during a four-hour mission. The flight followed several similar patrols…

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China’s Xi Meets More Heads of State in Winter Games Diplomatic Push

Chinese President Xi Jinping met the leaders of several more countries on Saturday as Beijing used the start of the Winter Olympics to score diplomatic points amid simmering tensions with the United States. Following a groundbreaking agreement with Russia on Friday over Taiwan and against NATO expansion, Xi held meetings…

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