Who Supports Who In The Ukraine Crisis?

U.S. Secretary Of State blinken and russian Foreign Minister Lavrov  

Al Jazeera: Ukraine crisis: From Belarus to Japan, where do countries stand?  

A look at how world powers are responding to the rapidly escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine. 

Ukraine has been on edge for nearly two months, with Russian troops massing on its border. 

Russia insists the troops are only there to defend the country from NATO’s expanded presence in the region, but Western intelligence officials argue Moscow’s military buildup could signal the beginning of a ground invasion. 

Moscow has been displeased ever since a protest movement unseated a pro-Russian government in 2014. 

Although Russia insists it has no military designs, it also says talks that de-escalate the situation would have to involve NATO promising not to let Ukraine join and to keep forces out of Eastern Europe. 

 Al Jazeera takes a look at how world powers have reacted to the rapidly evolving crisis: 

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WNU Editor: No surprise on who is supporting who. But I sense a lot of hesitancy from most governments to upgrade their commitment to defend Ukraine. Case in point. Germany is definitely not on the same page as the U.S. .... Germany not to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine - chancellor (TASS), a fact that I am sure will be brought up when German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets President Biden in the coming days .... Germany's Olaf Scholz goes to Washington amid criticism (DW).