The leaders of the Russian-occupied enclaves in eastern Ukraine – the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics” (DPR and LPR) – declared on Saturday, Feb. 19, general mobilizations in their respective regions, AFP reports. Th...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged other Western leaders to show unity ahead of talks about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.  Ahead of travelling to Germany, where he will give a speech in Munich on Feb. 19, Johnson said an “overwhel...

US President Joe Biden said in prepared remarks on Feb. 18 that intelligence sources had confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a decision to invade Ukraine in the coming days. He ominously warned that attacks would center on the Uk...

U.S. intelligence has received information that in the event of a successful attack on Ukraine, Russia will target prominent political figures and civil activists, including Russian and Belarusian exiles. According to Foreign Policy, “Four people f...

US officials said on Feb. 18 that nearly 190,000 Russian troops now surround Ukraine, a number far higher than the 150,000 figure that most intelligence reports suggested only 48 hours ago. An unnamed US military official told CNN that “this is the...

The Netherlands will send Ukraine military equipment including sniper rifles and helmets to defend itself against a possible Russian attack, the foreign minister said Friday, Feb. 18. The move by the NATO member comes despite neighbouring Germany bei...

The “separatist” leader of eastern Ukraine’s self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” said rebel authorities [occupying Russian-backed forces – KP] will begin evacuating civilians to Russia on Feb. 18 as f...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday, Feb. 18, that the situation in conflict-hit eastern Ukraine was worsening, as the West accuses him of planning an imminent attack on the country.  “Right now we are seeing a deterioration of the si...

President Vladimir Putin will on Saturday, Feb. 19,  oversee military drills involving Russian “strategic forces” which will include ballistic and cruise missile launches, the defense ministry said. News of the drills come as Russia anno...

Equity markets were mixed Friday, Feb. 18, following a steep drop on Wall Street fuelled by renewed fears that Russia will soon invade Ukraine, adding to long-running angst about the Federal Reserve’s plans to hike interest rates. While tension...