G7 foreign ministers met in Munich, Germany, and discussed the Russia-Ukraine crisis. U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined his international counterparts during the meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

What G7 foreign ministers said on Russian troops near Ukraine border

On the Day 2 of the Munich Security Conference, the West urged Russia to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine. The world leaders converge as tensions spike. However, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky questioned NATO's intentions.

Ukraine President Zelensky calls out NATO's 'Open Door' policy at the Munich Security Conference

G7 foreign ministers ‘gravely concerned’ on Russia-Ukraine crisis

Has Russian begun preparing for an invasion of Ukraine? East Ukraine has witnessed its most intense shelling since 2015. Pro-Russian separatists have announced a sudden evacuation in Donbas. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Ukraine Crisis: Is Moscow manufacturing a pretext for an invasion?

Russia will be staging massive nuclear drills amid the ongoing issue with Ukraine, as per reports. Russian President Vladimir Putin will oversee the military drills.

Amid Ukraine issue, Russia to stage massive nuclear drills; Vladimir Putin to oversee

On the Day 2 of the Munich Security Conference, the West urged Russia to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine. The world leaders converge as tensions spike.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky questions NATO's intentions at Munich Security Conference

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mocks West's war prediction at Munich Security Conference

Russia has launched massive nuclear drills amid the ongoing issue with the Ukraine crisis. Russian President Vladimir Putin is overseeing the military drills.

Russia launches strategic Nuclear exercises

Donbas separatists order evacuation after shelling in the region. Russian President Vladimir Putin raised alarms over shelling in the region. Donbas separatists say Ukraine is preparing an offensive in the region.

Ukraine: Vladimir Putin raises alarm over shelling in Donbas

US President said he is convinced that Russia will invade Ukraine in the coming two days, as per reports. The comments by US President came after he spoke to NATO allies.

Joe Biden convinced that Russia has decided to invade Ukraine

On the Day 2 of the Munich Security Conference, the West urged Russia to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine. The world leaders converge as tensions spike. However, China openly voiced support for Russia

Day 2 of the Munich Security Conference: China openly voices support for Russia

Leaders have gathered in Munich for the annual security conference, but this year the convention is taking place at a dire time. Russian troops have surrounded Ukraine from three sides, and NATO is struggling to make headway through diplomacy.

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US Vice President Kamala Harris addresses Munich Security Conference

Day 2 of the Munich Security Conference: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses conference

US President said the Russian attack on Ukraine is “imminent”. Meanwhile, The US and EU are preparing sanctions on Russia as tensions escalate over the Ukraine crisis.

The US, EU prepare sanctions on Russia as tensions escalate over the Ukraine crisis

Tensions have risen in eastern Ukraine after Russian-controlled separatists shelled a nursery school in Donbas and warned of escalation. Ukraine has also reported more ceasefire violations.

Ukraine reports more ceasefire violations as Donbas separatists order evacuation

Day 2 of Munich Security Conference: West urges Russia to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine

Tensions have risen in eastern Ukraine as Russian-controlled separatists there shelled a nursery school in Donbass and warned of escalation. Also, the United States has warned that Russia is now preparing to launch an invasion in the coming days.

Tensions in Eastern Ukraine escalates: Donbass separatists order evacuation

India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is in Germany. He will be attending the Munich security conference and a ministerial meeting on indo-pacific issues.

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Munich

US Vice President Kamala Harris met the NATO chief and discussed the Ukraine conflict. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated that US does not see any signs of de-escalations from Russia.

US Vice-President Kamala Harris meets NATO chief, discusses Ukraine conflict

Russia ordered the US deputy chief of mission to leave amid heightened tensions over Ukraine. Moscow justified the expulsion as a retaliatory move.

Russia expels the US Deputy Chief of Mission at US embassy in Moscow amid tensions over Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the United Nations Security Council regarding Russia's threat to peace and security and informed that Moscow is planning to manufacture a pretext to attack Ukraine.

Russia plans to manufacture pretext to attack Ukraine, says US State Secy Antony Blinken

Russia and US sparred at a UNSC meeting amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a challenge to Moscow to step back. However, Russia has now threatened military actions if its security demands not met.

Russia threatens military actions if security demands not met amid Ukraine crisis

Amid the ongoing tensions over Russia and Ukraine crisis, major markets in Asia opened up to losses. Indian markets also opened in the red.

Major Asian markets trade with losses as tensions simmer on Russia-Ukraine crisis

Russia expels US diplomat amid heightened tensions over Ukraine

Russia and US sparred at a UNSC meeting amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a challenge to Moscow to step back.

Russia, US spar at UNSC meeting on Ukraine crisis

Is Russia conducting a proxy war in Ukraine? Tensions in eastern Ukraine have risen dramatically after Russia backed separatists engaged in multiple shelling incidents in Donbas.

Shelling in Donbas: NATO fears false flag operation by Russian-backed separatists

Russia-Ukraine tensions simmer: US President Joe Biden warns 'Russian invasion imminent'

Russia's claims it was pulling forces back from the Ukraine border are false, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement while speaking at Munich security conference.

Munich Security Conference 2022: Russia creating false provocations in Ukraine, says Antony Blinken

With fears mounting of war in Europe, President Joe Biden prepared to gather NATO allies by phone Friday to discuss the threat to Ukraine, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia planned to preside over the launches of nuclear-capable missiles Saturday in drills that will showcase the country’s most destructive weapons.

Biden’s urgent diplomacy and Putin’s show of strength illustrated the spiraling tensions between Russia and the West, which threaten to spill into all-out conflict. Fighting escalated Thursday along a volatile front line between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, the type of situation that the Biden administration says Moscow could use as a pretext to launch a wider invasion.

Putin said Friday that Russia was prepared for further diplomacy but would continue to insist on far-reaching demands for “security guarantees” in Eastern Europe that the West has rejected — such as a halt to the eastward expansion of NATO and the pullback of the alliance’s forces from the region.

“We are ready to go on the negotiating track under the condition that all questions will be considered together, without being separated from Russia’s main proposals,” Putin said in a news conference alongside close ally President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, who was visiting Moscow.

The Biden administration has said it believes that Russia is poised to invade Ukraine within days. Although Moscow insists that it has no such plans, it has vowed to mount “a tough response” if the United States and its NATO partners do not roll back their presence in Eastern Europe.

In a demonstration of strength, Russia will conduct major drills this weekend that will include the launch of ballistic and cruise missiles, the country’s defense ministry said, according to the Interfax news agency.

Russia’s drills will test its strategic nuclear forces, which include the land-based launchers, bombers and warships used to deliver nuclear weapons. They will involve the Black Sea Fleet, which has been engaged in large-scale exercises in the region bordering Ukraine. Putin will preside over them from a “situation center,” the Kremlin said.

The Defense Ministry said the drills were planned in advance, and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied that they were intended to raise tensions. But they will come at a critical juncture in the standoff over Ukraine.

As high-level diplomacy continues to compete with the military maneuvering, an uneasy calm settled over eastern Ukraine early Friday after a night punctuated by explosions and bursts of gunfire in as many as 30 villages and towns along a 250-mile stretch of land separating Ukrainian and Russia-backed forces. Although periodic exchanges of gunfire are not uncommon in the eight-year trench war, that violence was of a heightened scale.

As the events play out, officials in Russia, the United States and in Ukraine are trying to shape the narrative.

US officials said they were “watching closely” out of concern that Russia could use violence in eastern Ukraine as a pretext to invade Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that Russia planned to “manufacture a pretext for its attack,” possibly with a “so-called terrorist bombing” or “a fake, even a real attack” with chemical weapons.

Residents in areas controlled by Ukraine’s government have been stocking up on food and other supplies, and the country’s defense minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, on Friday sought to reassure people living in the territory held by Russia-backed separatists that they faced no threat from government forces.

He told Ukraine’s parliament that he had traveled across the region, urging people not to believe Russian propaganda that the Ukrainian government was going to attack them. His message, he said, was “Don’t be afraid” and “Ukraine is not your enemy.”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that Moscow was concerned about “a sharp increase in shelling in eastern Ukraine,” and he blamed Ukrainian forces for the escalation.

“The Kyiv regime has been violating its responsibilities for several years,” he said. “Every time we agree on new measures to help impose a cease-fire, Kyiv sabotages them.”

With fears mounting of war in Europe, President Joe Biden prepared to gather NATO allies by phone Friday to discuss the threat to Ukraine, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia planned to preside over the launches of nuclear-capable missiles Saturday in drills that will showcase the country’s most destructive weapons.

With fears mounting of war in Europe, President Joe Biden prepared to gather NATO allies by phone Friday to discuss the threat to Ukraine, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia planned to preside over the launches of nuclear-capable missiles Saturday in drills that will showcase the country’s most destructive weapons. Biden’s urgent diplomacy and Putin’s show of strength illustrated the spiraling tensions between Russia and the West, which threaten to spill into all-out conflict. Fighting escalated Thursday along a volatile front line between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, the type of situation that the Biden administration says Moscow could use as a pretext to launch a wider invasion. Putin said Friday that Russia was prepared for further diplomacy but would continue to insist on far-reaching demands for “security guarantees” in Eastern Europe that the West has rejected — such as a halt to the eastward expansion of NATO and the pullback of the alliance’s forces from the region. “We are ready to go on the negotiating track under the condition that all questions will be considered together, without being separated from Russia’s main proposals,” Putin said in a news conference alongside close ally President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, who was visiting Moscow. The Biden administration has said it believes that Russia is poised to invade Ukraine within days. Although Moscow insists that it has no such plans, it has vowed to mount “a tough response” if the United States and its NATO partners do not roll back their presence in Eastern Europe. In a demonstration of strength, Russia will conduct major drills this weekend that will include the launch of ballistic and cruise missiles, the country’s defense ministry said, according to the Interfax news agency. Russia’s drills will test its strategic nuclear forces, which include the land-based launchers, bombers and warships used to deliver nuclear weapons. They will involve the Black Sea Fleet, which has been engaged in large-scale exercises in the region bordering Ukraine. Putin will preside over them from a “situation center,” the Kremlin said. The Defense Ministry said the drills were planned in advance, and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied that they were intended to raise tensions. But they will come at a critical juncture in the standoff over Ukraine. As high-level diplomacy continues to compete with the military maneuvering, an uneasy calm settled over eastern Ukraine early Friday after a night punctuated by explosions and bursts of gunfire in as many as 30 villages and towns along a 250-mile stretch of land separating Ukrainian and Russia-backed forces. Although periodic exchanges of gunfire are not uncommon in the eight-year trench war, that violence was of a heightened scale. As the events play out, officials in Russia, the United States and in Ukraine are trying to shape the narrative. US officials said they were “watching closely” out of concern that Russia could use violence in eastern Ukraine as a pretext to invade Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that Russia planned to “manufacture a pretext for its attack,” possibly with a “so-called terrorist bombing” or “a fake, even a real attack” with chemical weapons. Residents in areas controlled by Ukraine’s government have been stocking up on food and other supplies, and the country’s defense minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, on Friday sought to reassure people living in the territory held by Russia-backed separatists that they faced no threat from government forces. He told Ukraine’s parliament that he had traveled across the region, urging people not to believe Russian propaganda that the Ukrainian government was going to attack them. His message, he said, was “Don’t be afraid” and “Ukraine is not your enemy.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that Moscow was concerned about “a sharp increase in shelling in eastern Ukraine,” and he blamed Ukrainian forces for the escalation. “The Kyiv regime has been violating its responsibilities for several years,” he said. “Every time we agree on new measures to help impose a cease-fire, Kyiv sabotages them.”

After heavy shelling, tensions simmer in Eastern Ukraine as crisis deepens

The Munich security conference has kicked off at its traditional venue. The conference will be dominated by the Ukraine crisis as major Western powers have warned Russia against launching an invasion in its neighbouring Ukraine.

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