Britain said on Monday that it had begun supplying anti-tank weapons to the Ukrainians to help it defend itself from a potential invasion by Russia. Western countries fear that Russia is preparing a pretext for a new assault on Ukraine. Moscow denies any plans for an attack, but says it could take military action if the West doesn't agree to a list of demands.
Germany's foreign minister said on Monday that she hoped tensions with Russia could be solved by diplomacy, but warned that Moscow would suffer if it attacked its neighbour. After talks between Russia and Western states on the deployment of tens of thousands of troops along the Ukrainian border ended with no breakthrough last week, the Minister Annalena Baerbock is on a tour that will take her to Moscow. The United States said last week that it was concerned about Russia preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine.
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The Interfax news agency reported that the Russian embassy in Kyiv was operating as usual, despite a New York Times report that Moscow had begun to evacuate staff from its diplomatic missions in Ukraine. A senior Ukrainian official told the New York Times that 18 people, mostly family members of Russian diplomats, had left the country. It said that around 30 people left the embassy in Kyiv and the consulate in western Ukraine over the next few days.
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A bipartisan group of United States senators promised solidarity and weapons on a visit to Kyiv on Monday while warning Russian President Vladimir Putin against launching a new military offensive against Ukraine. Russia massed tens of thousands of troops near the borders of Ukraine and pressed the United States for security guarantees, which led to the alarm being sounded by Kyiv and its Western allies.
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Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press appear to show the aftermath of a fatal attack on an oil facility in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
NATO would likely reinforce its troop presence in the Black Sea and the Baltics if Russia invaded Ukraine, according to diplomats and former officials. Some of the toughest decisions could fall on the European Union because the Western military alliance does not have a treaty obligation to defend Ukraine. Envoys and experts are not sure if Russia will invade.
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