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Russian minister dismisses western sanctions after Putin sends troops to eastern Ukraine: ‘We’re used to it’

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov brushes off prospect of ‘mother of all sanctions’ from the west

The Independent UK

U.S.' Blinken cancels meeting with Lavrov, says Russian moves are 'rejection of diplomacy'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he had canceled a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov planned for Thursday after Moscow's recognition of two separatist regions in Ukraine as independent entities.

Reuters

Russia's Lavrov questions Ukraine's right to sovereignty - Ifax

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday questioned whether Ukraine had a right to sovereignty because he said the government in Kyiv did not represent the country's constituent parts, the Interfax news agency reported.

Reuters

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Ukraine: what’s really behind Putin’s deployment of 'peacekeeping' troops? Experts explain

Vladimir Putin’s recognition of the independence of the two breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk followed a surreal live broadcast of a security council meeting in the Kremlin. Sitting facing the 13-member council, Putin cajoled and argued as, one by one, his most senior officials – including Dmitry Medvedev, a…

The Conversation

Russia's Lavrov brushes off Western sanctions over Donbass recognition

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov brushed off the threat of sanctions on Tuesday, saying the West would impose them regardless of events and describing the response to Russia's recognition of two breakaway Ukrainian regions as predictable.

Reuters

France invited Russia's Lavrov to Paris for talks on Ukraine- foreign ministry

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian invited his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for a meeting in Paris on Friday in order to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, France's foreign ministry said on Monday.

Reuters

French foreign minister to speak with Russia's Lavrov on Monday

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Twitter he would hold talks later on Monday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, amid intensified diplomatic efforts to defuse the Ukraine crisis.

Reuters

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As it happened: US to impose sanctions on breakaway Ukraine regions following Russian recognition

US President Joe Biden will soon move to prohibit US investment and trade with the self-declared republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the White House said Monday, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he would recognise the separatist areas as independent nations. Read about the day's events…

France 24

Russia's foreign ministry says Lavrov and France's Le Drian to speak on Monday - TASS

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian will hold a phone call on Monday, the TASS news agency quoted the Russian foreign ministry as saying on Sunday.

Reuters

As it happened: Macron pushes for diplomacy, US warns Russian invasion of Ukraine imminent

French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Sunday agreed to work for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, Macron's office said. The two leaders also agreed on "the need to favour a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis and to do everything to achieve one", the Élysée said,…

France 24

Russia touts Finland or Geneva as hosts for Lavrov-Blinken meeting - Ifax

Russia's ambassador to Britain touted Finland or Geneva as potential hosts for a meeting between Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken next week, Interfax news agency reported.

Reuters

Russia says sharp increase in shelling in Donbass is alarming

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that weapons prohibited under the Minsk peace process were being used in what he called an alarming and sharp increase in shelling in eastern Ukraine, the TASS news agency reported.

Reuters

Biden says diplomacy still possible; OSCE reports more attacks in east – as it happened

Russian state media say a blast has occurred in Donetsk amid multiple US warnings of false flag incidents

The Guardian - US

Ukraine crisis: Blinken and Lavrov agree to meeting as tensions reach ‘moment of peril’

Senior figures to meet next week amid US warnings that Vladimir Putin could give order to invade within days

The Guardian - AU

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Reuters

Russia, Belarus to end drills as planned - officials

Russia and Belarus will end their joint military drills on Feb. 20 as previously planned, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday, addressing Western concerns that Russian troops may stay in Belarus for a longer time.

Reuters

Russia assures Italy it wants diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis -Di Maio

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Thursday that his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, had assured him Moscow wanted to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis.

Reuters

Russia to reply to U.S. in security talks on Thursday - minister

Russia will send a reply to the United States on the issue of security guarantees on Thursday, the TASS news agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying.

The Guardian - AU

Biden to host call with Nato allies as invasion fears grow – as it happened

US president says threat of Russian invasion ‘very high’, after Ukraine government source says shelling ‘looks like provocation’

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France 24

Blinken urges Russia to reject the 'path of war' at UN Security Council

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the UN Security Council on Thursday that Russia must abandon the "path of war" and urged Russia to declare unequivocally that it would not invade Ukraine. Hours earlier, Moscow expelled the US deputy chief of mission in a move the White House slammed…

France 24

Should I stay or should I go? Ukrainians remain resolute despite a war of nerves

Caught between Russia’s sabre-rattling at the borders and Western warnings calling on their nationals to leave Kyiv, Ukrainians understand they are pawns in a heightened round of brinksmanship and psychological warfare. But it's a war of nerves that most Ukrainians are determined to win as they answer President Volodymyr Zelensky’s…

Reuters

U.S. tells Russia it wants 'verifiable, credible, meaningful de-escalation'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday that the United States has ongoing concerns about Russia's ability to launch an invasion of Ukraine and needs to see "verifiable, credible, meaningful de-escalation."

Reuters

Russia's Lavrov calls for pragmatic dialogue in phone call with Blinken

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed the need to continue working together and called for pragmatic dialogue on security, in a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Reuters

OSCE talks will not replace dialogue with U.S., NATO - Russia

Discussing Russia's security demands within the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) would be interesting but are not a substitute for talks with the United States and NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Renewed calls for de-escalation

Ukraine-Russia crisis news from February 15: Putin says Russia ready for talks on confidence-building measures.

Tribune News Service

Putin signals talks with US to go on as some drills end

President Vladimir Putin countered U.S. warnings that Russia may invade Ukraine within days by staging televised meetings with his foreign and defense ministers that emphasized de-escalation of tensions and continued efforts to find a diplomatic resolution to the security crisis.

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