US VP Kamala Harris warned Russia on Saturday of facing unprecedented financial costs if it invades Ukraine and predicted that such an attack would draw European allies closer to the United States.
Denis Pushilin, the head of the pro-Russian separatist government in the Donetsk region, released a statement Saturday announcing a full troop mobilisation
The United States upped its estimate of Russian troops for a possible invasion to as many as 190,000
On Friday, the LPR and the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) announced the evacuation of their citizens to Russia's Rostov Region over the escalation of tensions on the contact line
President Biden said the US believes that Russian troops intend to attack Ukraine 'in the coming week, the coming days'
The German Foreign Minister said there is a new war impending right in the middle of Europe, 'Russia issues an absolutely unacceptable threat with their troop's buildup vis-a-vis Ukraine,'
After weeks of saying the US wasn't sure if Putin had made the final decision to launch a widespread invasion, Biden said that assessment had changed
The Kremlin declared massive nuclear drills to flex its military muscle, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to protect Russia's national interests against what it sees as encroaching Western threats
Gold retreated slightly on Friday as a potential Russia-US meeting cooled some nerves about a rise in the Ukraine conflict, but the recent rally set bullion up for a third straight weekly gain.
Safe-haven Japanese yen fell back on Friday and the Australian dollar advanced as investors took comfort from news of talks between the United States and Russia over the crisis in Ukraine.
US and European stock futures bounced back on Friday and selling pressure on Asian shares eased after the US Secretary of State agreed to a meeting with Russia's foreign minister, over Ukraine crisis.
Kyiv and the pro-Russian separatists have been facing off for eight years, and a ceasefire between them is routinely violated, but the intensity of fighting increased notably this week
No Russian delegation will attend the conference, the Kremlin said last week - the first no-show in years, underscoring how much East-West relations have deteriorated
Investors fear a wider war as one of the deepest crises in post-Cold War relations plays out, with Russia wanting security guarantees, including Ukraine's never joining NATO
The Senate acted as a midnight Friday deadline loomed, when existing funds were set to expire for operating most of the federal government
Russian diplomats who have stayed longer than three years must leave the United States, while Moscow is giving US diplomats less time, a State Department spokesperson said
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's defense ministry said Wednesday its forces were pulling back after exercises near Ukraine, and published video that it said showed forces leaving the Crimean peninsula
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