East-West, Ukraine tensions

Ukrainian service members take part in tactical drills at a training ground in an unknown location in Ukraine, in this handout picture released February 22, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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US and allies unveil more Russia sanctions but keep big guns in reserve

European Union sanctions to take effect on Wednesday would add all members of Russia's lower house of parliament who voted to recognise the separatist regions in Ukraine to a blacklist,...

Russian servicemen drive tanks during military exercises in the Leningrad Region, Russia, in this handout picture released on 14 February 2022. Photo: REUTERS.
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Will Ukraine be Afghanistan all over again for Russia?

Ukraine's biggest national flag on the country's highest flagpole and the giant 'Motherland' monument are seen at a compound of the World War II museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 16, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
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Ukraine's economy is eroding fast under threat of war

A militant of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic is seen on a platform, as evacuees board a train before leaving the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine February 22, 2022. REUTERS.
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Ukraine MPs vote to give permission for civilians to carry firearms

People walk towards a monument to the Liberators of Donbass in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, Ukraine January 27, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Kremlin says no concrete plans for summit with Biden over Ukraine

Ukrainian service members are seen on the front line near the village of Zaitseve in the Donetsk region, Ukraine February 19, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Russian diplomat says: US and British spies can't be trusted on Ukraine

A general view shows the rebel-held city of Donetsk, Ukraine January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
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Ukraine says mercenaries arrived in eastern Ukraine to stage provocations

Stanislav Zas, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), attends an interview with Reuters in Moscow, Russia February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
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Post-Soviet military bloc says it could send peacekeepers to Donbass if needed