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Some Russians skeptical Putin will invade Ukraine
Some Russian citizens are skeptical that President Vladimir Putin will order an invasion of Ukraine as the Kremlin accuses the U.S. of ignoring its concerns around NATO.
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Germany holds off additional support for Ukraine
Some NATO member countries are providing Ukraine with weapons amid rising tensions with Russia, but Germany is holding off even though it leads a training mission in nearby Lithuania.
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NATO members grapple over how to deter Russian threat against Ukraine
With heightened tensions in Ukraine and other parts along NATO’s eastern edge, NATO countries are divided over whether to ramp up their presence in places like Lithuania.
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U.S. warns a Russian invasion in Ukraine would be ‘horrific’
Top U.S. officials are urging Russia to back down from escalating tension with Ukraine, warning an invasion would result in significant casualties.
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NATO troops on alert for possible Russian invasion of Ukraine
Thousands of NATO troops have been put on heightened alert as world leaders make last-ditch attempts to stop a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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NATO sends reinforcements to Eastern Europe amid Russia tensions
NATO said it was sending more ships and fighter jets, in what Russia denounced as an escalation of tensions over Ukraine.
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Canadian woman describes 'complicated' process to help cousin flee Ukraine
Canadian Bohdana Stepanenko-Lypovyk is arranging visas to help multiple Ukrainians flee the war and come to Canada. She is currently hosting her cousin, Valeriia Stepanenko, and tells Rosemary Barton Live that while the visa process is...
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'Categorical imperative': Moscow will only accept a full NATO expansion ban
Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov allayed Western fears over an invasion of Ukraine but also said that Moscow expects firm guarantees from NATO and the West that the alliance will stop its eastwards expansion.
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Alexei Navalny: Jailed Kremlin critic marks a year since returning to Russia
Navalny said that he had "no regrets" about his return to Moscow from Berlin, despite his incarceration.
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NATO and Russia agree to hold further meetings amid Ukraine tensions
The first meeting between both sides in over two years was held in Brussels on Wednesday.
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How real is the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine?
According to some reports, Russia has amassed as many as 100,000 soldiers on the border with Ukraine and in annexed Crimea in recent weeks, stoking fears of a new war. But what are the odds of a Russian invasion of Ukraine? We asked an...
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'This is an invasion force': U.K. deputy foreign secretary on Russian threat
U.K. Minister of State for Europe and North America James Cleverly said Russia's military buildup continues, countering the Kremlin's claim that Russia was pulling back some troops from near Ukraine's border.
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Russia parliament approves Putin request to send troops
Earlier, the Russians had sent what they call peacekeepers to breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine - which Moscow has now recognised.
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Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine want stronger sanctions against Russia
US intelligence officials say Russia has amassed 70,000 troops near its border with Ukraine and is preparing for a possible invasion early next year. Moscow has denied any intention to attack.
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What Canadian Forces will be asked to do in Poland
Rosemary Barton Lives speaks with Minister of International Development, Harjit Sajjan, on Ottawa's decision to deploy Canadian troops to Poland this week on a humanitarian mission to help support refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of...
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Ukraine Slams Russia At UNSC: 'Attacked by Kremlin virus'
Ukraine ambassador to UN, Sergiy Kyslytsya, slammed Russia for recognising breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk in the eastern breakaway region of Donbas
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Ukrainian Fact-Checking Org on Putin Laying the Groundwork for Disinformation
On a live broadcast, an employee on a Russian state news television channel held up a sign protesting propaganda about the war in Ukraine. Ruslan Deynychenko, executive director of the Ukrainian fact-checking organization StopFake,...
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'All NATO countries need to step up,' U.S. State Department official says
U.S. State Department official Derek Chollet said the world is in a 'new reality' after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Appearing on Rosemary Barton Live, he said all NATO nations need to step up their collective defense needs and support...
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Ukrainians will 'fight until the end,' Slovenian PM says
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša discussed his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a show of support against Russia's invasion on Rosemary Barton Live. He said increased military aid — especially air defense — is...
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Civilian deaths in Ukraine likely 'a lot higher' than reported, UN warns
The United Nations is warning that the civilian death count in Russia's invasion of Ukraine may be a lot worse than what's being reported. Rosemary Barton Live speaks with Matilda Bogner, head of the UN's Human Rights Monitoring Mission...
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Putin has talked himself into a corner over Ukraine, expert says
There's no clear way the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin can end the buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine’s border without military action, says Constanze Stelzenmüller, Fritz Stern Chair at the Brookings Institution in...
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Ukraine crisis: Russia 'nearly 100% ready' for invasion, says Pentagon official
The warning comes as the region braces for further confrontation after Vladimir Putin received authorisation to use military force outside his country and the West responded with sanctions.
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NATO must prevent Russia-Ukraine conflict escalation, secretary general says
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg set up this week's anticipated NATO summit in Brussels on Rosemary Barton Live, and how the alliance is responding to Russia's invasion in Ukraine. Stoltenberg said NATO must support Ukraine, but...
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Russia-Ukraine war has reached a 'critical third phase': former U.S. secretary of defense
Rosemary Barton Live speaks with former U.S. Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, about Russia's shifting strategy in its invasion of Ukraine, and why this next phase of the war on the eastern flank is a critical moment.