NATO said it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets in response to Russia's military build-up at Ukraine's borders reut.rs/3tUf0Fp 
The move was a further sign that the West is bracing for Russia to attack its neighbor after massing an estimated 100,000 troops within reach of the Ukrainian border, although Russia denies any intention of invading reut.rs/3nT0Nop
Having engineered the crisis by surrounding Ukraine with forces from the north, east and south, Moscow is now citing the Western response as evidence to support its narrative that Russia is the target, not the instigator, of aggression
The U.S. State Department announced it was ordering diplomats' family members to leave Ukraine, as U.S. President Joe Biden weighed options for boosting America's military assets in Eastern Europe to counter a buildup of Russian troops reut.rs/3qUqK8H
Biden has begun considering options for boosting America's military assets in the region, senior administration officials said, after meeting with top national security aides at his Camp David retreat reut.rs/3rODa14
Britain accused the Kremlin of seeking to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine, and said Russian intelligence officers had been in contact with a number of former Ukrainian politicians as part of plans for an invasion reut.rs/3qUjEkC
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