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Euro gains, dollar eases on potential Biden-Putin summit

The White House said in a statement that Biden had accepted the meeting "in principle" but only "if an invasion hasn't happened"

Embassy in Ukraine advises Indian citizens to leave if stay not essential

According to an official document in 2020, Ukraine had a small but vibrant Indian community and there were about 18,000 Indian students studying in that country

Beijing's 2022 winter Olympics closes safe amid tense geopolitics

'The success in insulating the event from the virus and keeping disruption to sports events to a minimum also reflected the effectiveness and flexibility of China's overall zero-Covid policies'

Shelling in east Ukraine, Russia nuke drill raise fear of war breaking out

West says Russia was poised to attack its neighbour, which is surrounded on three sides by about 150,000 Russian soldiers.

Air India to operate three flights from India to Ukraine next week

The flights will be operated on February 22, 24 and 26

Putin to oversee nuclear drills on Saturday during standoff over Ukraine

The Defence Ministry said Russian President Vladimir Putin will personally oversee Saturday's exercise, which will involve multiple practice launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and cruise

Russia misleading world on troop movements near Ukraine, says NATO

After a handful of positive signals from Russia that eased tensions earlier in the week, the pendulum appeared to be swinging in the opposite direction again

Ukraine crisis: European companies' Russian ties can make sanctions tough

Russia has ties to world energy and financial markets and is home to major foreign partnerships and investments, so any measures will have repercussions outside the country

Russia still adding troops to Ukraine build-up: NATO Secretary-General

'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

Govt reportedly working on increasing flights between India and Ukraine

Earlier, Indian Embassy in Ukraine asked its citizens, particularly students whose stay is not essential, to leave Kyiv temporarily

Russian pullout meets NATO scepticism, Ukraine defence website still hacked

Russia says video shows tanks leaving Crimea; Britain and US say pullout has yet to be confirmed

Russia says video shows tanks, military equipment leaving Crimea

The video, published by the RIA news agency, showed dozens of military vehicles crossing the bridge at night

Vladimir Putin: Russia ready to discuss confidence-building measures

Putin said that Russia is ready to engage in talks on limits on the deployment of intermediate range missiles in Europe

Ukraine-Russia crisis: Things to know on hopes of averting war so far

In another possible sign that the Kremlin would like to lower the temperature, Russia announced that some units participating in military exercises would begin returning to their bases

US again warns Russia of 'severe consequences' if it invades Ukraine

White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday that the US is actively working to reach a diplomatic solution to de-escalate the crisis

Hungary will not accept extra NATO troops on country's soil: Ministry

The government of Hungary will not accept further NATO troops on the country's soil as part of maneuvers related to the Ukraine crisis, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade here said.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's woes follow him on diplomatic trip abroad

Johnson was trying to show NATO's resolve in response to Russia massing troops near its neighbour's borders. But faced questions about a police investigation into lockdown-breaching government parties

NATO defence ministers may agree to plan to deter Russian threat

The strategy, which is confidential, goes beyond existing regional defence plans and aims to prepare for any simultaneous attack in the Baltic and Black Sea regions, possibly including nuclear weapons

$549 mn planes sold as scrap: Ten ways US blew cash in Afghanistan

Watchdog set up by Congress spent 13 years documenting the successes and failures of America's efforts in Afghanistan.

Russia to strengthen military capabilities to counter NATO threat

Russia has no other options than to strengthen its military capabilities amid an increasing threat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said