Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 7, 2022

David Brown, BBC: Ukraine: How big is Russia's military build-up? 

Russia has positioned about 125,000 troops - equipped with everything from tanks and artillery to ammunition and air power - close to Ukraine's border. 

On Saturday, two US officials said Moscow had assembled about 70% of the military capability needed for a full-scale invasion in the coming weeks. 

But Russia denies it is planning an attack.  

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 7, 2022  

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war -- Raf Casert, AP  

As relations deteriorate with the West, Putin and Xi are getting closer -- Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN 

Xi-Putin meeting: Can the Ukraine crisis push Russia closer to China? -- William Yang, DW  

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war -- Mike Cordner, AP  

Why the EU needs Russian energy giant Gazprom -- Bernd Riegert, DW  

Vietnam Regurgitated -- Michael G. Merhige, Libertarian Institute  

As Mideast Wars Encroach on UAE, US Gets Drawn in -- Jon Gambrell, AP  

And meanwhile there's Iran – the other crisis that threatens the existing world order -- Carli Pierson, USA Today  

A war with Russia would be unlike anything the US and NATO have ever experienced -- Scott Ritter, RT  

Ukraine crisis highlights stark divisions among France's presidential candidates -- Aude Mazoue, France 24  

Yemen: Intensifying war worsens world’s worst civilian crisis -- Giorgio Cafiero, Al Jazeera  

Death of ISIS chief raises more questions than it answers -- Tamara Qiblawi and Eoin McSweeney, CNN  

Afghanistan: What humanitarian aid is getting in? -- Shruti Menon, BBC  

Is a rift between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban imminent? -- Raza Khan, Al Jazeera  

The International Space Station will meet its end in 2031. Where will it crash and what will take its place? -- Belinda Smith, ABC News Online