The UK PM accused Putin of "plainly" violating Ukrainian sovereignty and "the over-running, the subjugation of an independent, sovereign European country
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops to two breakaway regions in Ukraine, sending the euro one-month volatility to its highest level since November 2020
'The US president has taken some initiative on his behalf. India wants peace to be established in any way. We are sure that when talks take place, some way or the other will come out,' said Singh
Kyiv calls Russian allegation 'fake news'; Ukraine and West on alert for Russia creating pretext to invade
Brent crude futures rose 25 cents, or 0.3%, to $93.79 a barrel at 1000 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 35 cents, or 0.4%, to $91.42 a barrel
The White House said in a statement that Biden had accepted the meeting "in principle" but only "if an invasion hasn't happened"
According to an official document in 2020, Ukraine had a small but vibrant Indian community and there were about 18,000 Indian students studying in that country
'The success in insulating the event from the virus and keeping disruption to sports events to a minimum also reflected the effectiveness and flexibility of China's overall zero-Covid policies'
West says Russia was poised to attack its neighbour, which is surrounded on three sides by about 150,000 Russian soldiers.
The flights will be operated on February 22, 24 and 26
The Defence Ministry said Russian President Vladimir Putin will personally oversee Saturday's exercise, which will involve multiple practice launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and cruise
After a handful of positive signals from Russia that eased tensions earlier in the week, the pendulum appeared to be swinging in the opposite direction again
Russia has ties to world energy and financial markets and is home to major foreign partnerships and investments, so any measures will have repercussions outside the country
'What we see is that they have increased the number of troops and more troops are on their way. So, so far, no de-escalation,' says NATO Secretary-General
Earlier, Indian Embassy in Ukraine asked its citizens, particularly students whose stay is not essential, to leave Kyiv temporarily
Russia says video shows tanks leaving Crimea; Britain and US say pullout has yet to be confirmed
The video, published by the RIA news agency, showed dozens of military vehicles crossing the bridge at night
Putin said that Russia is ready to engage in talks on limits on the deployment of intermediate range missiles in Europe
In another possible sign that the Kremlin would like to lower the temperature, Russia announced that some units participating in military exercises would begin returning to their bases
White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday that the US is actively working to reach a diplomatic solution to de-escalate the crisis