Emmanuel #Macron announced that he would be acting as a go-between in a summit agreed upon by Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin.
Yet as shelling continues in #Ukraine, Washington will only consent to a meeting if Moscow has not invaded.
@NRushworth reports⤵️
@NRushworth 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Sporadic shelling across the line dividing Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in the east has intensified.
@cntrentF24 reports that fear is growing that "the volatility in the Donbass could be the spark that could tip this situation into conflict" ⤵️
@NRushworth @cntrentF24 🇺🇦🇷🇺 The Kremlin said on Monday there were no concrete plans in place for a summit over #Ukraine between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, but that a call or meeting could be set up at any moment.
Get live updates here ⤵️
f24.my/8PCa.t
@NRushworth @cntrentF24 🇺🇦🇷🇺 "It's premature to talk about any specific plans for organising any kind of summits," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
@JakeCordell, reporter at @MoscowTimes reports ⤵️
@NRushworth @cntrentF24 @JakeCordell @MoscowTimes 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Russian armed forces will return to their permanent bases when an "objective need" to do so arises, the Belarusian defence ministry said on Monday.
@France24 spoke to Professor of Comparative Politics at #Kyiv Mohyla Academy, @o_haran ⤵️
@NRushworth @cntrentF24 @JakeCordell @MoscowTimes @FRANCE24 @o_haran Former US ambassador to #Ukraine 🇺🇦 William Taylor told @France24 that the US should wait before imposing sanctions ⤵️
@NRushworth @cntrentF24 @JakeCordell @MoscowTimes @FRANCE24 @o_haran Western powers are on edge over a Russian troop buildup near #Ukraine 🇺🇦
🇷🇺 Russian President #VlademirPutin is challenging his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and Western leaders.
But why? @emeraldmaxwell explains ⤵️
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