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Western Allies impose sanctions on Russia

Western allies impose sanctions on Russia, as Putin gets the green light to deploy troops to breakaway republics

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EU and US promise more sanctions against Russia

The European Union and the White House say they'll impose more sanctions on Russia as President Putin signs a decree to recognise two breakaway republics in east Ukraine.

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EU avoids pre-emptive sanctions on Russia despite Ukraine's pleas

Ukraine's foreign affairs minister has urged Brussels to apply "some sanctions" on Russia before an invasion takes place.

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This ice festival is held annually on Lake Baikal, the largest in the world in volume.

Even if this sculpture was made outside of the competition, artists followed the same rules: base their sculptures on real ancient artefacts.

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Ukraine warns of more cyberattacks on banks and state agencies

One message on a hacking forum read: "lease of servers to prepare new attacks on the websites of the public sector, the banking sector and the defence sector".

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Queues near Donetsk as people head towards Russia

As evacuations began Friday from the rebel-controlled territories in eastern Ukraine, a huge traffic jam formed at the border with Russia

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Russia launches massive drills of its nuclear forces

Russia said it launched a massive drill of its strategic nuclear forces on Saturday, amid tensions with Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine's Zelenskyy demands 'end to appeasement' of Russia from West

Ukraine's president called for an 'end to appeasement' at the Munich Security Conference, as Western leaders said Russia would face severe consequences should it invade its neighbour.

Ukraine

Separatist leader in Ukraine organises 'mass evacuation' to Russia

He added that evacuations have been organised in coordination with Moscow with "reception and accommodation facilities for our citizens are ready in the Rostov region".

Ukraine

NATO accuses Russia of trying to 'stage pretext' to invade Ukraine

Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian forces accused each other of unprovoked shelling on Thursday.

Ukraine

Russia has issued 720,000 fast-track passports in eastern Ukraine

Officials say the number of people applying for Russian passports has increased in recent weeks as tensions around Ukraine soared.

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Ukrainians deploy giant national flag to mark 'Unity Day'

Ukrainians deploy giant national flag to mark 'Unity Day'

Ukraine

US says 'more Russian forces, not fewer' at the Ukrainian border

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said there were not yet signs of de-escalation over Ukraine.

Europe News

MEPs back €1.2 billion aid package for Ukraine, but divisions emerge

Far-right and far-left groups refused to support the financial proposal, which is being fast-tracked to ensure a faster disbursement.

China

Valieva tops leaderboard after Olympic figure skating short programme

The 15 year-old Russian at the centre of the latest Olympic doping controversy scored 82.16 points to put her in first place, ahead of Thursday's free skate.

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Ukraine forces in missile launch exercise near border

Ukrainian forces trained using anti-tank missiles and bunker defeat weapons in the country's Donetsk region on Tuesday amid threats of a possible Russian invasion.

Russia

Alexei Navalny faces additional 10-year jail sentence on fraud charges

The Russian opposition leader is already serving a 2.5-year sentence in a maximum-security detention centre.

Russia

Scepticism over Russian claim that troops are leaving Ukraine border

NATO's chief said there was no evidence and the UK's PM said the latest intelligence was "still not encouraging", after Russia claimed its troops were pulling back from Ukraine's border.

Russia

MPs urge separatist areas in Ukraine to be recognised as independent

It comes after a vote in the Duma.

Ukraine

US relocates Kyiv embassy while pushing for solution to Russia crisis

The US relocated its embassy operations to Western Ukraine due to the threat of Russian military action, while US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson emphasised that there remains "a crucial window for diplomacy."