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Euro's gains fizzle, dollar recovers as Russia-Ukraine tension intensifies

Euro, which was up 0.6% at one stage during early London trading, slowly abandoned those gains and was up a meagre 0.1% at $1.1336

With all eyes on Ukraine, Vladimir Putin to send his envoy to Balkans

With all eyes on a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending his top security envoy to the Balkans where Moscow has been trying to maintain influence

European shares plunge as investors assess Russia-Ukraine crisis

STOXX eyes lowest level in four months, tech stocks drop 2.5%; Valneva up on vaccine manufacturing grant in Scotland

Putin says recognition of breakaway Ukraine regions needs to be considered

Russian President Vladimir Putin convened top officials Monday to consider recognising the independence of Russia-backed separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. The meeting of the presidential Security Council comes amid Western fears that Russia could invade Ukraine any moment, using skirmishes in eastern Ukraine as a pretext for an attack. Putin's statement follows televised statements by separatist leaders, who pleaded with Putin to recognise them as independent states and sign friendship treaties envisaging military aid to protect them from what they described as the ongoing Ukrainian military offensive. Russia's lower house made the same plea last week. Ukrainian authorities deny launching an offensive and accuse Russia of provocation amid intensifying shelling along the line of contact. The Kremlin initially signalled its reluctance to make the move that would effectively shatter a 2015 peace deal for eastern Ukraine that marked a major diplomatic coup for Moscow, requiring ..

Forex: Risk-on boost from potential Biden-Putin summit fades

The euro which was gaining close to 0.6% at one stage during morning trading, slowly abandoned those gains and was up a meagre 0.13% at $1.1334 as of 1224 GMT

Ukraine denies Moscow's allegation that it sent troops into Russia

Kyiv calls Russian allegation 'fake news'; Ukraine and West on alert for Russia creating pretext to invade

Global stocks fall into red amid continued tension in eastern Europe

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to hold a summit on the Ukraine crisis

Moscow says shell fired from Ukraine destroys Russian border facility

The RIA news agency shared video footage published by the FSB, which showed that a small outhouse had been torn apart. The footage did not show the projectile.

Oil prices rise as tight market looks to Russian-Western diplomacy

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

Wall St futures, euro rally on Biden-Putin summit over Ukraine crisis

S&P 500 stock futures rose 0.5%. Nasdaq futures gained 0.3%, having been down more than 1%. U.S. markets are on holiday on Monday, but futures still traded

Euro gains, dollar eases on potential Biden-Putin summit

The White House said in a statement that Biden had accepted the meeting "in principle" but only "if an invasion hasn't happened"

Putin and Biden could meet or talk but no firm plans yet: Kremlin

The United States and its allies have been warning for days that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time, which Moscow denies

Oil prices fall 0.4% on fresh hope of diplomacy over Ukraine crisis

Brent crude slipped to $93.14 a barrel at 0730 GMT, down 40 cents or 0.4%, after earlier touching $95

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's first visit to Russia from Feb 23

Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Russia on February 23-24, diplomatic sources said in Islamabad on Monday, signalling the first visit by a Pakistani premier to Moscow in 23 years. An official from Pakistan's Foreign Office confirmed that Prime Minister Khan will visit Moscow on February 23-24. He has been officially invited by Russia and Prime Minister Khan will hold talks on key issues of bilateral interest with top leadership, the official told PTI. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Sunday confirmed that preparations for the visit of the Prime Minister Khan were underway, the state-run TASS news agency reported. "The visit will take place on February 23-24," it quoted a source in diplomatic circles as saying. Khan's visit has not been officially announced by Pakistan and Russia. The visit, which comes amid heightened Russia-Ukraine tensions, is expected to focus on bilateral ties, particularly economic and trade cooperation. Progress is also expected on the ..

Biden to talk about Ukraine with G7 leaders this week: White House

The G7 foreign ministers said on Saturday that the G7 Group is ready for dialogue with Russia on European security, trust-building and arms control.

US plans to cut ties with select Russian banks if Ukraine is invaded

Biden's administration has prepared an initial package of sanctions against Russia that includes barring US financial institutions from processing transactions for major Russian banks, said reports.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Russia on Feb 23-24: Reports

Khan is reportedly expected to hold a key meeting with Russian President Putin

Russia could lose financial markets access if it invades Ukraine: EU chief

EU chief Leyen revealed details of sanctions Moscow would face if it invaded Ukraine, saying Russia would be cut off from international financial markets and denied access to major export goods.

US, NATO must respond to Russia's security demands: Putin on Ukraine crisis

Russia's Vladimir Putin in his telephone conversation with French President Macron on Sunday stressed the need for the US and NATOmust respond to Russia's security guarantees demands seriously.

Joe Biden holds National Security Council meeting on Ukraine crisis

US President Joe Biden held a meeting of the National Security Council over the situation around Ukraine on Sunday, the White House said.