Geneva [Switzerland], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland's Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is urging Swiss nationals to leave the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine's southeast (Donbas) amid escalations on the contact line.
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden will hold a meeting of the National Security Council on the situation in Ukraine on Sunday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says.
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday held a telephonic conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron where they discussed the deteriorating situation in Donbas and the ways to immediately de-escalate the crisis and resolve it by p
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the situation around Ukraine, as well as other issues, with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): The World Bank is considering allocating up to USD 350 million to Ukraine to support reforms, the agency's chief David Malpass said during a Saturday meeting with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
London [UK], February 20 (ANI): The G7 Foreign Ministers expressed their grave concern about Russia's 'threatening' military build-up around Ukraine, in 'illegally annexed' Crimea and in Belarus and warned Moscow of "massive consequences" upon any further aggression against Ukraine.
Murmansk [Russia], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO has decided to temporarily close its Kiev office and transfer the staff to Brussels and Lviv, but the alliance's mission in Ukraine still functions, a NATO representative said on Saturday.
Berlin [Germany], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The German Foreign Ministry on Saturday advised German citizens to leave Ukraine and warned against traveling there.
Munich [Germany], February 19 (ANI): US Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday (local time) warned Russia that if it invades Ukraine, the United States and its allies will impose "unprecedented economic costs" on Moscow.
Moscow [Russia], February 19 (ANI): Kremlin has confirmed a scheduled phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Sunday amid the ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, media reports said.
Donetsk (Ukraine), February 19 (ANI): A separatist leader in Ukraine ordered a full military mobilisation on Saturday amid ongoing tension between Moscow and Kiev, according to media report.
Brussels [Belgium], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the alliance remains open to dialogue with Russia and is ready to protect and defend its allies.