Biden administration providing Kyiv further $200 million in defensive military aid amid concerns of Russian invasion; US says Putin plans to increase military presence near border

Press secretary says sides have reached 'stark' point in bubbling escalation, as Blinken set to meet Lavrov in effort to find common ground

Kyiv accuses Moscow of 'continuing to wage a hybrid war' as Microsoft warns hack may prove far more destructive than initially feared

Official claims Moscow has already placed positioned operatives to carry out acts of sabotage against its own proxy forces; Kremlin dismisses the claim as 'unfounded'

Negotiations come as Russian troops mass on Ukraine's border, and with Moscow demanding wide-ranging concessions from Western nations

Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov says Kremlin 'disappointed' with signals coming from NATO and Western Europe as he prepares to meet US Deputy Secretary of State Sherman in Geneva

FM says he and US secretary of state addressed 'importance of putting pressure on Iran'; State Department says they also spoke about 'Russian aggression against Ukraine'

Speaking during his annual marathon news conference, Russian president refuses to commit to not invading Ukraine, demands NATO pledge on not expanding eastwards

Russian president says his country cannot allow rockets and missile defense proliferation by NATO and US to threaten Moscow

The Jewish president says 'Israel is often an example for Ukraine' and 'both Ukrainians and Jews value freedom,' as Russia amasses some 100,000 troops on border