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Harris meets with allies in Munich; Russia buildup could be as high as 190K troops

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

February 18, 2022

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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during the Munich Security Conference in Munich on Feb. 18, 2022. ANDREW HARNIK, POOL/AFP Via Getty Images

A Ukrainian serviceman is at work to receive the delivery of FGM-148 Javelins, American man-portable anti-tank missile provided by US to Ukraine as part of a military support.

Why Russia wants to invade Ukraine

February 17, 2022

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NATO defense ministers have voiced skepticism about Russian claims some troops were being withdrawn

NATO fears Russia is seeking pretext to attack Ukraine

February 17, 2022

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February 15, 2022

"Suddenly, He Started To Behave in a Very, Very Decisive Way"

Few world leaders know Vladimir Putin better than Finnish President Sauli Niinistö. In an interview, he tells DER SPIEGEL that the Russians are willing to pay a high price for things that are important to them.

February 15, 2022

February 11, 2022

U.S. Says Russia Could Invade Ukraine at Any Time

White House urges Americans to leave Ukraine, but officials say they don’t know whether Putin has decided to invade or not

February 11, 2022

February 10, 2022

Truss gaffe in Russia revealed

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

February 10, 2022

UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth attends a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following their meeting, in Moscow, Russia. © Sputnik / Russian Foreign Ministry

February 06, 2022

Russian forces at 70% of level needed for full Ukraine invasion, U.S. officials say

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.

February 06, 2022

T-72B3 tanks of the tank force of the Russian Western Military District conduct field firing at Kadamovsky Range, Russia, Feb. 3, 2022. Erik Romanenko | TASS | Getty Images

February 01, 2022

Russia Delivers Further Blow to Diplomatic Hopes of Solving Ukraine Crisis

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."

February 01, 2022

A Ukrainian Military Forces serviceman on the frontline near Zolote village, in the eastern Lugansk region, on January 21, 2022. ANATOLII STEPANOV/GETTY

January 31, 2022

Moscow warns Ukraine may ‘destroy itself’ as Russia and US clash at UN

At a UNSC meeting, Russian diplomat Vasily Nebenzya claimed Ukraine’s violation of the Minsk pact could end in ‘worst way’

January 31, 2022

United Nations security council hold a meeting on the situation between Ukraine and Russia at UN headquarters in New York. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA

January 31, 2022

A convoy of Russian armored vehicles moves along a highway in Crimea January 18. Associated Press

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

January 31, 2022

A convoy of Russian armored vehicles moves along a highway in Crimea January 18. Associated Press

January 28, 2022

News in-depth. Ukraine crisis marks biggest test yet for ‘Biden doctrine’ on foreign policy

US president who pledged to stare down threats from Putin faces moment of reckoning

January 28, 2022

‘The days of the US rolling over in the face of Russian aggression . . . are over,’ Joe Biden said last February © FT montage. AFP/Getty/AP

January 27, 2022

Ukraine crisis: Russia sanctions package includes Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, says Germany

Hopes remain that matters can be settled diplomatically, however.

January 27, 2022

Annalena Baerbock, Foreign Minister of Germany, and her counterpart from the United States, Antony Blinken meet for bilateral talks at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin - Copyright Kay Nietfeld/Pool via AP

January 27, 2022

Ukraine crisis: US rejects Russian demand to bar Ukraine from Nato

The US has rejected Russia's demand to bar Ukraine from NATO, amid warnings Russia might invade its neighbor.

January 27, 2022

REUTERS | Mr Blinken said the US was "prepared either way"

January 20, 2022

Joe Biden says Russia ‘will move in’ to Ukraine but ‘minor incursion’ may not trigger US response

Moscow insists it has no plans to invade, but is demanding wide-ranging security guarantees — including a ban on Ukraine ever joining NATO — in exchange for de-escalation

January 20, 2022

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, is greeted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before their meeting at the Bankova in Kiev on January 19. Picture: Alex Brandon/AFP

January 16, 2022

Kremlin tells CNN about possibility of weapons deployment to Ukraine

Moscow considers talks with the US and NATO “unsuccessful,” but there is no talk of military action, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said

January 16, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Tanks are seen during Russian-Belarusian drills in central Russia in April 2021. © Sputnik / Konstantin Morozov

January 13, 2022

Russian-led troops leaving Kazakhstan

Troops are pulling out according to schedule, bloc’s chief indicates

January 13, 2022

Military equipment of Russia's Airborne Forces is loaded into an Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft at Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan, 13.01.2022. © Sputnik

January 12, 2022

Russia is risking all-out war to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO

Russia’s dealings — or, more accurately, its clashes — with the West have focused on one country that has been a particular flashpoint for confrontations in recent years: Ukraine.

January 12, 2022

January 11, 2022

Washington says it won't consider Russian proposal to end NATO expansion

Last month,Moscow published a draft treaty that would end eastward enlargement of the US-led bloc

January 11, 2022

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, accompanied by State Department spokesman Ned Price, left, leaves after speaking in the briefing room of the State Department in Washington, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. © AP Photo / Andrew Harnik

January 10, 2022

U.S., Russia See Little Progress in Early Talks on Ukraine Crisis

Both sides described businesslike talks that didn’t resolve their differences as Russian troops mass near the Ukraine border

January 10, 2022

The Russian delegation arrived for talks with the U.S. in Geneva on Monday on tensions over Ukraine. PHOTO: DENIS BALIBOUSE/ASSOCIATED PRESS

January 09, 2022

Prospects for breakthroughs are dim as US, Russia prepare to meet over Ukraine

Russia would be hit hard with economic sanctions should it intervene in Ukraine. In addition to direct sanctions on Russian entities, penalties could include restrictions on products exported from the USA to Russia and foreign-made products subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

January 09, 2022