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France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian holds a bilateral meeting with British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (not pictured) on the first day of the G7 foreign ministers summit in Liverpool, Britain December 11, 2021. Paul Ellis/Pool via REUTERS
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France says Putin trying to bypass EU over Ukraine by talking solely to US

Talks between US and Russian diplomats will begin in Geneva on Monday after weeks of tensions over Russian troop deployments near its border with neighbouring Ukraine, with envoys on each side...

With thousands of Russian troops now massed near Ukraine’s border, the announcement that Russia and the United States will soon hold security talks is undoubtedly welcome. Photo: Bloomberg.
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What the US misunderstands about Russia

A satellite image shows Russian armored units training in Pogonovo Training Area near Voronezh, Russia, November 26, 2021. Picture taken November 26, 2021. Satellite Image ?2021 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
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More than 10,000 Russian troops returning to bases after drills near Ukraine -Interfax

Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss attends a news conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office in London, Britain, November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
World+Biz

UK warns Russia against 'strategic mistake', welcomes talks

Alexander Borodai the Prime Minister of the self proclaimed 'Donetsk People's Republic' attends a news conference in Donetsk, June 21, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists attacked Ukrainian posts on the border with Russia and a military base, and tried to storm an airforce base overnight into Saturday, government forces said, putting a Ukrainian unilateral ceasefire under pressure. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
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Russian mercenaries deployed to eastern Ukraine - sources

Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wearing face masks to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pose for a photograph before a bilateral meeting ahead of the G7 foreign ministers summit in Liverpool, Britain, December 10, 2021. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS
Politics

G7 unites behind push to prevent Russia-Ukraine crisis

US President Joe Biden holds virtual talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin amid Western fears that Moscow plans to attack Ukraine, during a secure video call from the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, US, December 7, 2021. /The White House/Handout via REUTERS
USA

Biden says US will not put troops in Ukraine, as tensions with Russia ease

Putin says Russia will continue US dialogue, send proposals in a week
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Putin says Russia will continue US dialogue, send proposals in a week

Antony Blinken, left, and Sergei Lavrov depart after a meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 2. Photographer: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images/Bloomberg
Analysis

US-Russia tension on Ukraine erupts as top diplomats spar

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Russia dismisses US media reports about possible Ukraine offensive

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for journalists during a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Stockholm, Sweden December 2, 2021. Jonathan Nackstrand/Pool via REUTERS
World+Biz

Russia tells US it will respond to any 'geopolitical games' in Ukraine

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmygal talks during an interview with Reuters in Brussels, Belgium, November 30, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Ukraine PM says Russia 'absolutely' behind suspected coup attempt

A serviceman of the Ukrainian Armed Forces takes part in military drills at a training ground near the border with Russian-annexed Crimea in Kherson region, Ukraine, in this handout picture released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine press service November 17, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Europe

In Russia-Ukraine faceoff, both sides stage combat drills