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 Moscow says it has withdrawn some forces and that it has no plan to launch an invasion.
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 Moscow says it has withdrawn some forces and that it has no plan to launch an invasion.
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.
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
White House urges Americans to leave Ukraine, but officials say they don’t know whether Putin has decided to invade or not
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.
US president who pledged to stare down threats from Putin faces moment of reckoning
Hopes remain that matters can be settled diplomatically, however.
The US has rejected Russia's demand to bar Ukraine from NATO, amid warnings Russia might invade its neighbor.
Moscow considers talks with the US and NATO “unsuccessful,” but there is no talk of military action, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said
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.