White House says move aimed at Lugansk and Donetsk regions is separate from threatened penalties ready to be imposed against Russia should it attack Ukraine

Russian president claims Western countries threatening Russia; EU says sanctions on the table; 2 Ukrainian soldiers, 1 civilian killed in shelling

Speaking with Macron, Putin blames escalation on 'provocations by Ukrainian security forces'; Zelensky calls for immediate ceasefire; Blinken warns Kyiv on 'brink of invasion'

ImageSat International says some military vehicles can be seen near staging grounds in possible preparation for invasion of southern Ukraine

Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky tells reporters 'we are ready for any scenario,' moments before barrage strikes nearby fields

Viktoria Smyrnova of the Jewish community in Mariupol feels she's 'sitting on a bomb,' as Jewish organizations plan for crisis amid fears of Russian invasion

Kyiv, West worried about Russian military buildup near border, the highest since 2014; Moscow counters that it's free to deploy its forces on its territory

Brussels says Putin's move is 'another attack on Ukraine's sovereignty,' while Zelensky expresses hope for new sanctions against Moscow