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  Ukrainian civilian killed in frontline shelling, officials say, fueling Russian invasion tensions

  World | February 22, 2022 0:01 IST

  The death comes at a crucial time of West's fears of Russia invading the neighboring country.

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  Putin rages tensions with West, considers recognizing independence of separatists in Ukraine

  World | February 21, 2022 22:18 IST

  Leaders of the separatist regions released televised statements earlier Monday pleading with Putin to recognize them as independent states and sign friendship treaties envisaging military aid to protect them from what they described as an ongoing Ukrainian military offensive

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  Russia-Ukraine crisis to test Beijing-Moscow partnership | Here's why

  World | February 21, 2022 22:16 IST

  China's confident rise as an economic and political force contrasts with Russia's growing isolation and reversion to Cold War tactics of intimidation and bullying.

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  'Tens of thousands could be killed within opening days of Russia-Ukraine conflict', warns US

  World | February 21, 2022 17:40 IST

  American officials who claimed to have seen some of the Kremlin's battle plans warned that a full scale bombardment of the country is being prepared.

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  Moscow says shelling from Ukraine destroys border facility as invasion tensions soar

  World | February 21, 2022 17:04 IST

  An unidentified projectile fired from Ukraine completely destroyed a border facility used by the FSB border guard service in the Rostov region around 150 meters from the Russian-Ukrainian border, said Russian officials.

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  Biden ready to meet Putin 'at any time' to defuse Ukraine crisis, US top official says

  World | February 20, 2022 23:53 IST

  In a rapid-fire round of US talk shows, Secretary of State Antony Blinken had told CNN "everything we're seeing suggests that this is dead serious, that we are on the brink of an invasion".

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  'Plans to withdraw troops from Belarus': Putin tells French President amid Russia-Ukraine tensions

  World | February 20, 2022 23:49 IST

  The Russian President had told French President Emmanuel Macron that he plans to withdraw troops from Belarus.

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  'A real possibility of war in Europe': US Vice President Harris as Russia-Ukraine tensions soar

  World | February 20, 2022 23:47 IST

  Europe, US Vice President Kamala Harris said, might be at its most perilous moment since the end of World War II.

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  Tensions soar after Russia's nuclear drill, shelling attacks on Ukrainian troops amid invasion fears

  World | February 20, 2022 20:57 IST

  Western leaders warned that Russia was poised to attack its neighbor, which is surrounded on three sides by about 150,000 Russian soldiers, warplanes and equipment. Russia held nuclear drills Saturday in neighboring Belarus and has ongoing naval drills off the coast in the Black Sea.

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  Amid Ukraine tensions, EU says Russia could be cut off from markets, tech goods

  World | February 19, 2022 21:14 IST

  Officials said EU's executive arm has developed a “robust and comprehensive package” of financial sanctions with the US, UK and Canada.

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  Russia to invade Ukraine at 1am tomorrow, reports quoting US top officials say

  World | February 15, 2022 18:50 IST

  US officials dismissed claims of Russian troops withdrawal and said that the invasion is set for February 16 with a massive missile blitz and 200,000 troops.

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  Missiles will hit Ukraine minutes after Putin's order, warns Britain

  World | February 14, 2022 18:08 IST

  A Britain minister stressed that Putin had now already deployed all military assets that are needed for the invasion. He added that the launch of missiles could come with 'no notice'.

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  Flights to Ukraine halted, redirected as crisis with Russia brews

  World | February 13, 2022 19:50 IST

  Dutch airline KLM has canceled flights to Ukraine until further notice, the company said. The Ukrainian charter airline SkyUp said Sunday that its flight from Madeira, Portugal, to Kyiv was diverted to the Moldovan capital Chisinau after the plane's Irish lessor said it was banning flights in Ukrainian airspace.

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  Ukraine crisis: 'No fundamental change' after Biden's hour-long call with Putin, says US official

  World | February 13, 2022 8:31 IST

  US Prez Joe Biden made clear his stance over the ongoing tension between Ukraine and Russia and said that if Moscow undertook a further invasion of Kiev, Washington along with its allies will respond "decisively" and impose swift and severe costs on the country, according to a White House statement.

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  Russia-Ukraine conflict: As fear of war looms, Putin and Biden conclude hourlong call

  World | February 12, 2022 23:57 IST

  A Russian summary of the call suggested that little progress was made toward cooling down the tensions.

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  Why does Putin worry when Ukraine not joining NATO? | EXPLAINED

  World | February 05, 2022 15:49 IST

  Russia says NATO, the American-led alliance that has on its hands the biggest European crisis in decades, must never offer membership to Ukraine, which gained independence as the Soviet Union broke apart about 30 years ago.

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  Analysis: Russia-Ukraine conflict a showdown of two world views

  World | January 25, 2022 0:05 IST

  Since coming to power in 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin has worked steadily and systematically to reverse what he views as the humiliating breakup of the Soviet Union 30 years ago.

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  US and Russia face deep differences ahead of Ukraine talks

  World | January 01, 2022 10:19 IST

  But with less than 2 weeks to go before senior US, Russian officials are to meet in Geneva, the chasm is deep and prospect of finding an exit to crisis faces no shortage of complications.

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  Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin trade frank talk as alarm rises over Ukraine

  World | December 31, 2021 9:12 IST

  The 2 leaders spoke frankly for nearly an hour amid growing alarm over Russia’s troop buildup near Ukraine, a crisis that has deepened as Kremlin has stiffened its insistence on border security guarantees and test-fired hypersonic missiles to underscore its demands.

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  In 2-hour virtual summit, Joe Biden warns Putin of military aid for Ukraine if Russia invades

  World | December 08, 2021 9:32 IST

  With tens of thousands of Russian troops massed on Ukraine border, the highly anticipated call between 2 leaders came amid growing worries by US and Western allies about Russia’s threat to its neighbor.