According to people familiar with the matter, the US has told allies that any Russian offensive could target several cities beyond the capital Kiev. Russia has repeatedly denied plans to invade Ukraine, calling such claims propaganda and “hysteria”.
Macron and Putin spoke for the second time in a day: Elysee
French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for an hour late on Sunday evening in their second conversation of the day, the French president said.
The two leaders had a nearly two-hour-long phone conversation on Sunday to try to avoid a major conflict in Ukraine.
Macron and Putin hold talks for the second time in a day
Moscow, Kiev call for talks amid heavy shelling
Ukraine and Russia on Sunday called for intense diplomatic efforts to avert a wider war, each blaming the other for a sharp increase in firepower on the frontline separating Kiev’s forces from Moscow-backed separatists.
After separate calls with French President Emmanuel Macron, both Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky pressed for further talks.
America claims, Russia has ordered final preparations for invasion
Russia on Sunday reneged on earlier promises to pull back thousands of its troops from Ukraine’s northern border, a move that US leaders said moved Russia one step closer to launching a planned invasion of Ukraine.
Residents of Ukraine’s capital filled the gold-domed cathedral to pray for peace.
Biden, Macron discuss diplomacy and deterrence
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday discussed “ongoing diplomacy and deterrence efforts” over Russia’s military build-up near Ukraine, the White House said.
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