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Russian representatives on February 4 notified Chinese officials of a plan to carry out a military operation in Ukraine, and the Chinese asked them to hold off until after the Olympics, the South China Morning Post reported today, citing anonymous sources in the US.more

British Defence Minister Ben Wallace said the Russians have clearly changed tactics and the bombing of Ukrainian cities can only increase. He expressed the opinion that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not concerned about sanctions.more

Despite the invasion of Ukraine, former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is sticking to his friendship with Vladimir Putin and Russian business ties, writes the portal of the WDR station. There are more and more voices criticising the former Chancellor. Accusations of greed are made. "Always just take, take, take, take..." - states a local SPD politician.more

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and European Council President Charles Michel held joint talks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal today; they assured him of full material support for Ukraine and of providing assistance to refugees, government spokesman Piotr Müller reported.more

The second round of Ukrainian-Russian talks will be held tonight, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Oleksiy Arestovych, told the Suspilne portal.more

Russia has repeatedly started military operations based on miscalculations, making up for it later with brute force, and this is starting to happen in Ukraine, according to Keir Giles, Russia analyst at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London.more

Six days ago Vladimir Putin wanted to shake the foundations of the free world, but he miscalculated, US President Joe Biden announced yesterday during his first State of the Union address. He announced that Russia would pay a huge price for its aggression.more

The UK Foreign Office announced yesterday that it had imposed the first sanctions on Belarusian citizens and entities over the country's role in the Russian assault on Ukraine.more

All British ports are now officially closed to all ships with any connection to Russia, UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps announced yesterday.more

Zug-based Nord Stream 2 AG, which was supposed to be the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline connecting Russia with Germany, is in bankruptcy, the Tages Anzeiger (TA) website reported.more

British troops will not be deployed in Ukraine and will remain within NATO borders, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated yesterday during a visit to Estonia. He also stressed that it is not possible for NATO to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine.more

Vladimir Putin is at war because the people of Ukraine on Maidan made a choice for peace, democracy and the rule of law; the Russian invasion is geopolitical terrorism, declared the head of the European Council Charles Michel at an extraordinary session of the European Parliament.more

The next round of Ukrainian-Russian negotiations will take place on Wednesday, March 2, the Ukrainian portal ZN.UA. reported today. The first round took place yesterday.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during a conversation with the head of the Polish government, Mateusz Morawiecki, emphasized that the West must be ready to increase sanctions on Russia, and expressed his appreciation for Polish humanitarian aid for Ukraine, his office said.more

The British government, as part of subsequent sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, announced that it would prohibit Russian banks from settling payments in pounds, freeze the assets of three more banks and prohibit Russian ships from entering British ports.more

Only a strong response can stop the aggression; we will call for the Nord Stream 2 project not only to be suspended, but to be terminated, Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskwa told journalists in Brussels yesterday.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to Estonia and Poland today, where he will meet his counterparts Kaja Kallas and Mateusz Morawiecki, as well as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Johnson's spokesman said yesterday.more

This weekend was a turning point in European defence, European Council President Charles Michel announced today in an interview with several news agencies. EU countries decided to supply Ukraine with, among other things, ammunition, anti-tank and anti-aircraft equipment, as well as fighter planes.more

Talks between Ukraine and Russia are continuing, the third round is starting, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolak, who was present at the negotiations, said today.more

Buckingham Palace said the monarch had accepted the foreign secretary's advice to delay the event, which had been due to take place at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. more

The Russian-German Nord Stream gas pipeline should not have been built at all, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel's idea to strengthen democracy in Russia through trade was a mistake, the Swedish daily Goeteborgs-Posten assesses today.more

Russian President Vladimir Putin's putting the nuclear deterrent force on alert is an attempt to divert attention from the fact that the Russian military operation in Ukraine is not going as he envisaged, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace assessed today.more

The UK announced today that it is following the US and European Union in taking further measures against Russia by banning British entities from dealing with Russia's central bank, finance ministry and sovereign wealth fund.more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski announced on Sunday night that he had spoken to President Andrzej Duda, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EC President Ursula von der Leyen. With the latter he was to discuss, among other things, Ukraine's membership of the EU.more

The government is to launch a study of the economic benefits of reintroducing imperial units of measurement, to quantify a supposed advantage of Brexit.more