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U.S. warns that Russia has added 7,000 troops near Ukraine’s border

by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU, LORNE COOK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press February 16, 2022February 16, 2022

Meanwhile, Ukrainians defy pressure from Moscow with a national show of flag-waving unity.

by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press February 15, 2022February 16, 2022

Despite glimmers of hope, President Biden said 150,000 Russian forces are now massed near Ukraine and in neighboring Belarus.

by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press February 14, 2022February 14, 2022

Countries are on alert for possible imminent war amid the worst East-West tensions since the Cold War.

by MATTHEW LEE, AAMER MADHANI and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press February 11, 2022February 12, 2022

President Biden’s national security adviser urged all Americans in Ukraine to leave.

by JILL LAWLESS and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press February 9, 2022

The foreign secretary urges Moscow to abide by its international agreements that commit it to respecting Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty.

by LOLITA C. BALDOR, LORNE COOK and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

Russia fired back with a sharply worded objection, calling the deployments unfounded and “destructive.”

by LORI HINNANT Associated Press February 1, 2022February 1, 2022

Leaders of multiple nations are meeting as they try to find a way out of the crisis.

by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press February 1, 2022February 1, 2022

His comments suggest that at least one more round of diplomacy is likely.

by EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press January 31, 2022January 31, 2022

The session kicks off more high-level diplomacy this week, although talks between have so far failed to ease tensions in the crisis.

by YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

Russia has denied it is planning an assault, but it has massed an estimated 100,000 troops near Ukraine in recent weeks.