The United States describes the meeting of the 15-member body as a chance for Russia to explain itself, while Russia signaled it could try and block it
Russia has been building up its forces on Ukraine's borders for months and has demanded NATO pull troops and weapons from eastern Europe.
Ukraine's admission to NATO would seriously undermine relations between Russia and the alliance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.
Putin and Macron held a phone conversation to discuss the establishment of long-term and legally binding security guarantees between Russia and the West
It would likely be a limited incursion. The political cost of capturing Ukraine's capital would be too high, and as a result, Putin would likely stop short of Kiev
Russia says 'destructive' sanctions would not hurt the russian president personally
President Joe Biden's effort to rally support, ahead of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine is just latest big test of his ability to bridge ideological gaps and balance competing interests.
NATO places forces on standby and reinforces eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets in response to Russia's troop build-up.
The US is among several countries which have said they will not send politicians or other representatives to next month's Games in a so-called diplomatic boycott
Russia has amassed an estimated 100,000 troops along its border with Ukraine over the past several months
Top US and Russian diplomats have agreed to keep talking in the standoff over Ukraine, even though their meeting produced no movement
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Britain and its allies in the 'free world' must respond together to global threats
President Joe Biden said he believes Vladimir Putin doesn't want full blown war in Ukraine and would pay a 'dear price' if he moves forward with a military incursion
Ukrainian officials have warned that Russia could launch an attack from various directions
Khan, in a tweet, said he spoke to Putin 'primarily to express my appreciation for his emphatic statement that freedom of speech could not be a pretext to abuse our Prophet'
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing and hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4
The White House does not have any information to be able to predict when the next meeting between Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will take place, spokesperson Jen Psaki said
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said both parties had expressed the need to dialogue
Sputnik demonstrates very high efficacy against Omicron variant and appears to be more effective than other vaccines against the new strain, said Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
The dramatic intervention by CSTO helped embattled Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev crush an uprising that started in protests over fuel-price increases but led to seizure of government building