A dozen countries have evacuated civilians, officials, and embassy staff from Ukraine following unsuccessful diplomatic talks.
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Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is seeking an official meeting within the next 48 hours to discuss the Russian military build-up based on the Vienna Agreement. The agreement signed by European countries, including Russia, requires the nations to be transparent about any military undertaking across the shared space
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is organizing fresh diplomatic meetings across Europe to deescalate the situation
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz scheduled meetings with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, and one with Putin on Tuesday to pursue diplomacy
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Ukraine is also considering dropping its NATO membership plan to avert an imminent war. The announcement came following U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron’s long conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week that resulted in zero de-escalations
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The U.S. alleged that Russia could start air-bombing Ukraine before the end of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Russia condemned the U.S. allegation and denied any attack plans
As per U.S.’ earlier warnings, Russia recently telecasted a poorly shot staged video showing Ukrainian soldiers attacking refugees near the border. The U.S. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that true de-escalation will be achieved only after Russian troops return to the barracks after the military drill
