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A pretext for a potential invasion. and, again, we�*ve seen this kind of thing before out of russia. when there isn�*t an actual crisis to suit their needs, they will make one up. and so we�*re watching for that. ukraine has also accused russia of being behind a large scale cyber—attack, that hit numerous government websites. the nato secretary general, jens stoltenberg, has condemned the cyber attack. he said the alliance�*s experts had been in touch with their ukrainian counterparts ...

Pretext possibly to invade ukraine, because what the russians are saying, sergei lavrov in particular, its that deployment of russian forces on russian territory near the border of ukraine that it says is a pretext that nato is using to build up its strength in the region near ukraine, increasing the strength of its forces in the surrounding countries as well. russian officials not happy at all with the outcome of these week long negotiations that have taken place in geneva, in brussels and vien...

Washington and kyiv accuse russia of preparing to carry out "false sabotage operations" — to create a "pretext" for an invasion of ukraine. the kremlin denies the claims. andy murrays bid for a first tennis title in more than two years has ended in defeat. he was beaten in straight sets in the final of the sydney classic by russias aslan karatsev. hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. a prominent conservative mp has told the bbc that borisjohnson must "lead or ste...

Potential creation of pretext for a — potential creation of pretext for a further invasion or strikes _ for a further invasion or strikes on don bus. lloyd austin speaking - strikes on don bus. lloyd austin speaking a - strikes on don bus. lloyd austin speaking a short l strikes on don bus. lloyd . austin speaking a short time ago from washington. there was ago from washington. there was a very different message earlier today from moscow where the russian foreign minister was speaking to russi...

Invasion that would require major intervention from the west to stop. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is on the ground there. >> reporter: katy, in ukraine they are, for obvious reasons, very worried about these talks failing. and they are worried even more so that the talks dont mean anything, that russia isnt serious, that russia isnt going into them with good faith. in fact, that russia is making such unrealistic demands that it is building a pretext for invading, that vlad...

This is bbc world news. im tim willcox. our top stories: world tennis number one novak djokovic is returned to the same melbourne detention centre wherte he was first held to the same melbourne detention centre where he was first held as his lawyers continue to challenge his latest visa cancellation. one of borisjohnson�*s ministers calls his behaviour "unacceptable", after downing street apologised to the queen for number 10 staff lockdown parties on the eve of prince philips funeral. the us ...

Must realize that this is an unrealistic demand, so they worry if russias making such a demand, perhaps it is creating a pretext for an invasion. a reason to say, well, it gave it a -- war is the only answer. >> to that end, weve been watching. the world has been watching this buildup of troops over months along the borders. is there a sense there that the talks now are potentially the beginning of the end, the culmination of those tensions before the next phase begins, whatever that may be? >> ...

-- security of countries to the west of russia suffers. russia has more than 100,000 troops positioned near ukraines borders. it is demanding that ukraine never be allowed to join nato. and that nato shrink back to what it was in 1997. dismantling much of the alliances president across eastern europe and the baltics. u.s. officials say that it is such an unrealistic demand, we worry blood near putins building a case for the talks to fill. creating a pretext to invade ukraine. at the front, soldi...

One is through diplomacy and dialogue, the other is through deterrence and massive consequences for russia if it renews its aggression against ukraine. and we�*re about to test the proposition of which path president putin wants to take this week. but russia wants today�*s talks to be all about its demands for nato to withdraw troops from former soviet countries and to rule out membership for ukraine. western officials say these demands are unrealistic but president putin might use their rej...

Richard taylor in the pit lane and a couple of minutes. this is bbc news. im tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. novak djokovic�*s legal team once again try to stop his deportation from australia, after his visa is cancelled for a second time. one of borisjohnson�*s ministers calls his behaviour "unacceptable" after downing street apologised to the queen after number 10 staff lockdown parties on the eve of prince philips funeral. the us accuses r...