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Russia-Ukraine: NATO leader says ‘we have not seen any withdrawal of Russian forces’: LIVE UPDATES


Gen. Keane on ‘Faulkner Focus’: Unprecedented information campaign has Putin ‘on the defensive’

General Jack Keane, Fox News strategic analyst, said the release of classified information regarding a potential Russian-led invasion into Ukraine has potentially opened the door for a diplomatic path forward. Gen. Keane joined “The Faulkner Focus” to discuss the latest on the conflict, telling host Harris Faulkner the release of key information has “put Putin’s information campaign” on the “defensive.”

JACK KEANE: The United States information campaign, releasing classified information to gain dominance over Russia in terms of what they’re doing and reveal their actions, has largely put Russia on the defensive.

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Ukraine cyberattack: Russia blamed for ‘largest’ disruption of its kind in country’s history

Ukrainian officials investigating Tuesday’s cyberattacks that brought down websites belonging to its Ministry of Defense, army and popular banks are now calling the incident the “largest” of its kind in the history of the country – and suspect Russia is the culprit.

The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks come as US and NATO continue to cast doubt on Russian claims that some of its 150,000 troops amassed along its border with Ukraine are heading back to their permanent bases.

“Russia has engaged in cyberattacks and electronic warfare in terms of a precursor to physical and kinetic activity,” Frank Cilluffo, the director of the McCrary Institute for Cyber ​​and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University, told Fox News Digital on Wednesday, citing past cyberattacks in Georgia and Ukraine’s Crimea region.

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China says US is ‘playing up’ Russia threat to Ukraine

China has accused the United States of “playing up” the crisis on Ukraine’s border after Moscow claimed to have pulled back some of its 150,000 troops amassed in the region.

“Such persistent hyping up and disinformation by some Western countries will create turbulence and uncertainty to the world full of challenges and intensify distress and division,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters on Wednesday.

“We hope relevant parties will stop such disinformation campaigns and do more to benefit peace, mutual trust and cooperation,” he added.

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US Navy spy planes have close calls with Russian aircraft in Europe

The US Navy announced Wednesday that three of its P-8A spy plans “experienced unprofessional intercepts by Russian aircraft” last weekend while flying over the Mediterranean Sea.

“The US flight crews were flying in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea at the time of these intercepts. We have made our concerns known to Russian officials through diplomatic channels,” US Navy Capt. Mike Kafka said in a statement.

“While no one was hurt, interactions such as these could result in miscalculations and mistakes that lead to more dangerous outcomes,” he added.

The Russian military behavior comes as Moscow remains in a diplomatic standoff with the US over the estimated 150,000 Russian troops that have amassed along its border with Ukraine.

Fox News’ James Levinson contributed to this report.

US, Ukraine still on high alert

Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst provides the latest from Kyiv, Ukraine.

Top US diplomat in Ukraine: ‘No evidence’ Russia pulling back, sensitive docs shredded in Kyiv

The top American diplomat in Ukraine says there is ‘no evidence’ that any of the 150,000 Russian troops massing on the country’s border are pulling back.

Kristina Kvien, the US Ambassador to Ukraine, admitted to the US embassy shredding sensitive documents and ripping out computer servers before evacuating the capital and relocating to the city of Lviv, six hours to the west.

Asked in an interview with Fox News in the middle of Lviv’s central square if Putin is bluffing, Kvien replied, “I fear he’s not.”

She also called Russia a “bully.”

Blinken: Putin could ‘pull the trigger’ on a Ukraine invasion ‘today, tomorrow, next week’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during an interview on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ Wednesday, said Russian President Vladimir Putin could attack Ukraine at any moment.

“We continue to see forces, especially forces that would be in the vanguard of any renewed aggression against Ukraine continuing to be at the border to mass at the border,” Blinken said.

“We said that we were in a window of time in which the invasion could come at any time. President Putin’s put in place the capacity to act on very short notice. He can pull the trigger. He could pull it today. He could pull it tomorrow. He could pull it next week,” Blinken continued. “The forces are there if he wants to renew aggression against Ukraine.”

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Blinken also said the US has not yet seen a pullback of Russian troops, which Moscow has said is starting to happen.

“We haven’t seen a pullback. We’d like to see one,” he told ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’. “If we see one, we would welcome it. [We’re] prepared for diplomacy. We’re prepared for aggression, we’re prepared either way.”

Stocks slip on Russia-Ukraine tensions, oil hits $93 level

US stocks fell in early trading Wednesday as NATO reported that Russia was not easing its military presence around Ukraine. The ongoing conflict outweighed a strong report on retail sales.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 100 points or 0.3%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.4% and 0.9%, respectively.

Oil remained at $93 per barrel giving a lift to ExxonMobil and Chevron.

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Russia, UK tensions rise over threat of ‘very tough’ sanctions packages

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that “if Britain puts new sanctions on us, our Parliament will want to—in fact will be obliged to—put analogous sanctions on those who make their career, ratings, popularity on the basis of Russophobia.”

The comment came after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday warned that Russia would face a “very, very tough” package of sanctions if Moscow invades Ukraine.

“What we’re doing is targeting particular Russian banks, Russian companies, and making sure that we take steps, take even more steps, to unseal the facade of Russian property holdings… whether in London or elsewhere,” Johnson said, according to SkyNews.

“Unpeel the facade of Russian ownership of companies,” he reportedly added. “And also take steps to take Russian companies from raising capital on London financial markets.”

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NATO: ‘We have not seen any withdrawal of Russian forces’

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday contradicted Moscow’s claims that it was pulling troops back from the Ukrainian border and said he has seen no proof of any withdrawal efforts.

“We have not seen any withdrawal of Russian forces. That contradicts the message of real diplomatic efforts,” Stoltenberg told reporters. “They have increased the number of troops and more troops are on their way. So far, there is no de-escalation.”

The secretary-general’s comments come after Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Tuesday reporting that Moscow would begin “the partial withdrawal of troops” from “training” areas near Ukraine.

The US and NATO have said they are cautiously optimistic following the Kremlin’s statements, but Stoltenberg warned Wednesday that Russia is still capable of launching a “full-fledged invasion of Ukraine with no warning time.”

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Ukraine officials express skepticism over Russia de-escalation

Fox News correspondent Steve Harrigan reports from Kyiv on the Russian buildup at the Ukraine border.

Biden tries to assure Moscow that NATO expansion should not be viewed as a threat

President Biden on Tuesday insisted that Moscow’s concern that NATO’s expansion is a security threat is unfounded and addressed the citizens in Russia, saying, “You are not our enemy, and I don’t believe you want a bloody, destructive war against Ukraine.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he welcomed a security dialogue with the West, and his military reported pulling back some of its troops near Ukraine. But US President Joe Biden said the US had not verified Russia’s claim and that an invasion was still a distinct possibility.

“Two paths are still open,” Biden said. “But let there be no doubt: If Russia commits this breach by invading Ukraine, responsible nations around the world will not hesitate to respond. If we do not stand for freedom where it is at risk today, we’ll surely pay a steeper price tomorrow.” –WithAP




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