Russia president says he is still open to 'diplomatic solutions' after Blinken cancels Lavrov meeting; Australia, Japan join with US and EU sanctions on Moscow

US president says Russian government cut off from Western financing, 'elites' also targeted; UK, France and Germany also announce economic measures against Kremlin

Upper house of parliament gives President swift unanimous approval for move that could herald a larger assault on Ukraine as Putin urges recognition of Crimea as Russian

Putin's lesson justifying his decision to recognize breakaway regions gets some facts right, but ignores the lion's share of Eastern European history in service of his objectives

Embassy moves out of capital due to threat of Russian invasion; Israel said to inform Kremlin and Ukrainian government of new location to ensure safety

US shifts to calling push an 'invasion,' but EU says it's short of a full-fledged incursion; Russia denies sending in soldiers, though convoys of armored vehicles spotted

Since 2014 Moscow has thrown its weight behind an insurgency in the Donetsk and Luhansk border areas; a 2015 peace deal that grants them some self-rule has not been implemented

Scholz takes step to suspend Nord Stream 2 project with Russia; Duma legislates troop deployment; bloc policy head says Russia hasn't fully invaded but soldiers are on Ukraine soil

Tehran, itself under US sanctions, makes statement as Washington, Brussels set to announce economic measures against Russia

Washington said to have urged Ukraine's Zelensky to move to west of country for safety; US envoy to UN: Putin's 'outrageous, false claims' are creating pretext for war