Meeting will go forward on the 'condition that Russia does not invade Ukraine': French presidency.
Russia, Belarus extend military drills; Macron and Putin agree to preserve peace
Russia denies it plans to annex another part of Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin says the West is sowing hysteria.
Putin on Saturday watched the exercise from the situation centre at the Kremlin together with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
The comments from Ursula von der Leyen came as tensions over Russia's intentions toward Ukraine intensified
Kremlin has confirmed a scheduled phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Sunday amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine tensions, media reports said.
Denis Pushilin, the head of the pro-Russian separatist government in the Donetsk region, released a statement Saturday announcing a full troop mobilisation
The United States upped its estimate of Russian troops for a possible invasion to as many as 190,000
After weeks of saying the US wasn't sure if Putin had made the final decision to launch a widespread invasion, Biden said that assessment had changed
Kyiv and the pro-Russian separatists have been facing off for eight years, and a ceasefire between them is routinely violated, but the intensity of fighting increased notably this week
Pakistan PM Imran Khan will take up the agenda of 2 mega gas pipeline projects during his planned first visit to Russia this month for a key meeting with President Vladimir Putin, says a media report.
The White House said in a statement that Biden and Scholz discussed their respective recent conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
At the same time, both leaders welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement that diplomatic efforts should continue, the spokesperson said
More armored vehicles, helicopters and a field hospital have been spotted, Britain's defense intelligence chief said in rare public comments
Russia's defense ministry said Wednesday its forces were pulling back after exercises near Ukraine, and published video that it said showed forces leaving the Crimean peninsula
'What we see is that they have increased the number of troops and more troops are on their way. So, so far, no de-escalation,' says NATO Secretary-General
Russia says video shows tanks leaving Crimea; Britain and US say pullout has yet to be confirmed
Europe is faced with one of its most dangerous crises in decades and there is an urgent need to defuse the tensions regarding Ukraine and prevent a possible war, the German leader stressed.
In a nationally televised speech, Biden said the United States estimates that 150,000 Russian troops now encircle Ukraine, a higher number than previous estimates of about 100,000
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