President Vladimir Putin vowed to press on with the Russian military campaign, now shifting focus to eastern Ukraine, as international experts voiced concern about reports of possible chemical weapons use in the besieged port of Mariupol.
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MoreWelcome to our live briefing on the massive buildup of Russian military forces near Ukraine's border, and the diplomatic efforts under way to prevent a possible invasion by Moscow.
MoreFrench President Emmanuel Macron has begun his meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Moscow amid a fresh round of international diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing tensions over Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine
MoreThe U.S. said Wednesday it is dispatching 2,000 more troops to Europe, most of them to Poland, and moving 1,000 troops from Germany to Romania to bolster NATO's eastern flank countries in the face of Russia's continued military buildup along its border with Ukraine
MoreBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that any incursion into Ukraine would be a tragic miscalculation as the United States prepares to send thousands of troops to Europe to bolster NATO allies.
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