Tweets On The Ukraine Crisis

Russia could be trying to create a pretext for an invasion in Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, amid reports of shelling across the ceasefire line in the eastern Ukrainian region of the Donbass https://t.co/bqxnhqY6j5 pic.twitter.com/4v1lCUWJn8

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 17, 2022

President Biden said the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine is ‘very high,’ but the door to a diplomatic solution remains open https://t.co/6yRPB5CczC pic.twitter.com/vV1oZ1bh7v

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 17, 2022

President Joe Biden said Washington saw no signs of a Russian withdrawal of forces, and said the U.S. has “reason to believe” that Russia is “engaged in a false flag operation to have an excuse to go in.” https://t.co/WW0jKK3O2i

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 17, 2022

🇺🇦⚡️Kiev: clashes between Ukrainian law enforcement and protesters in front of the parliament. pic.twitter.com/0loBJsxYgq

— Ukraine War Report (@UkrWarReport) February 17, 2022

BREAKING: Reports of smoke rising from the Russian embassy in Kyiv, a possible sign they are burning sensitive documents. - @COUPSURE pic.twitter.com/EAuhLdasMV

— Conflict News (@Conflicts) February 17, 2022

"How can we trust American intelligence?" the US defence secretary is asked

Lloyd Austin responds to a request for “more evidence“ of Russian troop build-up by saying “we have been very transparent about everything we've seen”https://t.co/2w2dgQDOGK pic.twitter.com/dTQehgjOrw

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 17, 2022

#UPDATE Russia announces new drawdown of military forces from the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula, continuing to claim a troop withdrawal that has been met with scepticism from Ukraine and its Western allies#AFPgraphics map showing Russian troop deployments on Ukraine's border pic.twitter.com/ZT9UjV0RMk

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 17, 2022

This is why you love 🇺🇦Ukraine:
There’s this Reuters live stream from the Maidan in wait for a Russian attack many were angry about. And someone launched a quadcopter in front of the camera holding a tablet: “Garage for sale.” And featuring Russian embassy’s phone number. pic.twitter.com/iDw7bSI9F2

— Illia Ponomarenko (@IAPonomarenko) February 17, 2022