- U.S. says Russia ‘clearly’ now has capability to attack as Ukraine complains of Western panic (washingtonpost.com)US warns Russia conflict with Ukraine would be ‘horrific’ as tensions simmer (theguardian.com)
- Biden Predicts Putin Will Order Ukraine Invasion, but ‘Will Regret Having Done It’U.S., European officials hold crisis talks as Ukraine standoff intensifies (washingtonpost.com)
- Top security official is detained as protest-roiled Kazakhstan settles into edgy calm (washingtonpost.com)
- U.S. threatens use of novel export control to damage Russia’s strategic industries if Moscow invades Ukraine (washingtonpost.com)
- Blinken in Ukraine: ‘The world is watching’ amid Russian military threat (washingtonpost.com)U.S. boosts Ukraine aid by $200M, urges Russia to choose "peaceful path" (cbsnews.com)
- U.S. plans to discuss missile deployments with Russia as part of effort to defuse Ukraine crisis (washingtonpost.com)
- Biden ‘fully prepared’ to hold summit with Putin over Ukraine tensions (theguardian.com)Blinken to reassert Ukraine sovereignty in Berlin speech (theguardian.com)
- Russia Issues Subtle Threats More Far-Reaching Than a Ukraine Invasion (nytimes.com)In the Trenches of Ukraine’s Forever War (nytimes.com)
- Kazakhstan president, a Putin ally, vows to destroy ‘bandits and terrorists’ behind protests (theguardian.com)Announcement follows order to Kazakh troops to fire without warning (bbc.com)
