Two blasts have rocked Ukraine just hours after a car belonging to a pro-Russian rebel leader was blown up in a suspected ruse to give Vladimir Putin an excuse for war.

Blinken will meet with foreign ministers from Germany, France and the UK.

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Russia has made a huge call that does not bode well for a diplomatic end to the crisis in Ukraine.

Defense ministers have held talks over fears that Russia could be seeking to send its troops into Ukraine. Moscow says it has withdrawn some forces and that it has no plan to launch an invasion.

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Intelligence sources indicate Russia could invade Ukraine at any time and President Vladimir Putin is likely to strike without warning.

Russia has positioned about 130,000 troops - equipped with everything from tanks and artillery to medical facilities and logistical support - close to Ukraine's border.

A presidential aide said the talks took place amid unprecedented US ‘hysteria’

There will be no UK soldiers in Ukraine amid fears of a Russian attack, the armed forces minister said

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Moscow described the exchange with Truss as being like the mute talking to the deaf

The French president insists Putin doesn’t covet Ukraine, but wants to rein in NATO

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he thinks a deal to avoid war in Ukraine is possible and that it is legitimate for Russia to raise its own security concerns.

In the last two weeks, the number of battalion tactical groups in the border region has risen to 83 from 60 as of Friday and 14 more are in transit, the officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the information.

US authorities have accused Russia of planning a shocking stunt designed to pave the way for a brutal, violent invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow’s security concerns have been ignored, Vladimir Putin has insisted, following the US's response to Russia’s proposals

The mission also defended the movement of Russian troops "on our own soil" and accused the U.S. violating "the principle of the indivisibility of security" with the placement of "military infrastructure close to Russian borders."

Russia has gathered roughly 100,000 troops on Ukraine's border.