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Ukraine will not negotiate with pro-Russian militants, because it is nonsense, said Zelensky

Reports of renewed shelling in the area of Stanytsa Luhanska and area of Lysychansk

Self-propelled artillery filmed today in Borki, Belgorod region

Blinken: Russia says it is drawing down those forces. We don't see that happening on the ground. Our information indicates clearly that these forces including ground troops, aircraft, ships are preparing to launch an attack against Ukraine in the coming DAYS

British Minister of State: We condemn the proposal of the Russian State Duma to recognize the independence of the regions of eastern Ukraine

British Minister of State for Europe and North America: Russia has fabricated a dispute in the Donbass and continues to fuel it

Blinken says he invited Russian foreign minister Lavrov to meet next week to "discuss the steps that we can take to resolve this crisis without conflict." Alongside meetings at NATO-Russia Council and OSCE

Sec Blinken says he is laying out in detail what the US is seeing to push Russia to abandon the path of war & US will be "relieved if Russia does not invade Ukraine and US "will gladly accept any criticism" if there is not an invasion

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken says Russia's military buildup of 'more' than 150,000 troops on Ukraine's border is a 'manufactured provocation'

Blinken: "I am here today not to start a war, but to prevent one. The information I presented here is validated by what we've seen unfolding in plain sight before our eyes for months”

Blinken: "Russia may describe this event as ethnic cleansing or a genocide, making a mockery of a concept that we in this chamber do not take light, nor do I take lightly based on my family history”

At the UNSC, Russian deputy foreign minister urges U.S. not to put itself in an "awkward position" by continuing to make "baseless accusations" about Ukrainian invasion. Speaking immediately after, Blinken says this is "a moment of peril" as Russia prepares for war

"The most immediate threat to peace and security is Russia's looming aggression against Ukraine," @SecBlinken told @UN Security Council

"This crisis directly affects every member of this council and every country in the world," @SecBlinken says at the UN

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister at UNSC: The Ukrainian army is using prohibited methods in eastern Ukraine

Russia is trying to distort reality and accuse Ukraine of shelling - Ukrainian FM Kuleba

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: The Ukrainian authorities did not implement the provisions of the Minsk agreements

President Zelensky visited frontline today

OSCE chief monitor for Ukraine says monitors have been to site of kindergarten shelling and will report back more details

German fighter jets deployed to Romania

Speaking at the start of high-stakes UNSC meeting today, UN undersecgen @DicarloRosemary says the world cannot afford 'even the possibility' of further conflict in Ukraine

Ukraine, the UK and Poland announce a creation of a trilateral alliance during the UK foreign secretary @trussliz visit to Kyiv. Countries will cooperate in the areas of defense, economy, trade and countering disinformation

British Ministry of Defense: Russia retains a significant military presence that can conduct an invasion without further warning. Below demonstrates President Putin's possible axis of invasion. He still can choose to prevent conflict and preserve peace

Ukraine's defence ministry says shelling from pro-Russian forces has stopped as of 13.00 local time - Reuters

Russia has "enough troops, enough capabilities to launch a full-fledged invasion of Ukraine with very little or no warning time" per @NATO's @jensstoltenberg "That is what makes the situation so dangerous"

Russian foreign Ministry comments on response: it is inappropriate to demand to withdraw troops from certain regions of Russia. Russia demands Ukraine implements Minsk agreements, the West should stop weapons delivery to Ukraine, withdraw what was delivered already, recall all instructors and advisors from Ukraine, prohibition of NATO joint exercises with Ukraine. Russia demands all U.S. troops and weapons withdrawal from Central and Eastern Europe, Baltic countries. Russia expects proposals on non-expansion of NATO. Russia highlights that questions on arms control cannot be considered separately from other points

SecDef Austin: no sign of de-escalation, "quite the contrary we see them add to the more than 150 thousand troops that they have already arrayed on that border even in the last couple of days." Added: "We even see them stocking up their blood supplies"