According to Ukrainian and US intelligence officials, Russia has ringed Ukraine with roughly 150,000 troops, heightening the risk of a Russian invasion and the worst conflict in Europe in decades.
What you should know:
– The office of French President Emmanuel Macron claimed that US Vice President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed in principle to meet, but only if Russia does not invade Ukraine.
– According to The Washington Post, Ukrainian military officials have reported a tenfold increase in shelling by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
– Ukraine’s foreign ministry said Kyiv has no plans to launch an offensive in the east after pro-Russian separatists threatened to do so.
– According to The Associated Press, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has requested a meeting with Putin to discuss the problem.
