Russia says some troops deployed from military districts bordering Ukraine will head back to garrison; but troops deployed from farther away are, apparently, remaining for now. nytimes.com/live/2022/02/1…
As discussed last week — this is going to be a long crisis. nytimes.com/2022/02/08/wor…
At the same time as he's raised the stakes over Ukraine, Putin has intensified his personal outreach to leaders in Latin America. He hosts Bolsonaro tomorrow — the same day that American officials have said could be the start of an invasion. W/ @jacknicas nytimes.com/2022/02/15/wor…
En medio de su política de riesgo calculado en Ucrania, el presidente Vladimir Putin también ha estado ocupado intentando expandir la influencia de Rusia a miles de kilómetros de distancia, en América Latina. nytimes.com/es/2022/02/15/…
In press conference with Scholz, Putin is asked how Russia will act next. He responds with a smile: “According to the plan.”
After leaving the Kremlin tonight, Scholz had a separate news conference with German-speaking reporters. In it, he made it clear that he was seeking to formalize Ukraine's non-membership in NATO as a way of averting war: 
Scholz also met with civil society in Moscow tonight, his office says: the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta; the Women of the Don NGO; Memorial International, the recently liquidated human-rights group; and the Sakharov Center.
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