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Troop movements
NATO warns Moscow about taking "aggressive action" after Washington reports unusual troops movements near the Ukrainian border. This is important because it shows that russia is advancing and preparing for invasion. -
Threats
Joe Biden threatens Putin with "strong economic and other measures" if he invades Ukraine. This is important because Russia will lose about 40% of their income if they are withdrawn from the worldwide market nation thing. -
Week of diplomacy
top US and Russian officials begin a week of talks in Geneva. This is important because it shows how tense the situation is. -
Ukraine Cyber Attack
A cyber attack most likely by Russia briefly knocks out key government websites in Ukraine. Russia is continuing to basically bully Ukraine and prepare for the invasion. -
US Navy Shows Force near Russia.
When: January 15th Where: Cyprus Who: US Navy, Russia Why: because this is the Navy showing their force to russia. What: A submarine -
Biden fears invasion
Biden says any incursion of Russian troops is an invasion after appearing to suggest a minor attack on Ukraine could invite a lesser response. This is obviously important because Biden is preparing for a invasion at this point. -
Baltic States send support to Ukraine
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania say they will send anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to allow Ukraine to defend itself. More and more countries are beginning to support Ukraine because it is NATO supported. -
Travel warnings
Washington orders the families of its diplomats to leave Ukraine due to the threat of a Russian invasion, also warning against travel to Russia. -
US puts 8,500 troops on alert
Why: Because these troops could be people we know. Where: US and Ukraine What: The US put 8.5k troops on ready to go to Ukraine if russia invades. Who: Russia and US troops. -
NATO on standby
NATO allies put forces on standby and send ships and fighter jets to bolster Europe's eastern defences. All out preparation for war. -
Stock Markets Fall
Global stock markets fall, spooked by fears of war. This shows how confident people are of a war beginning. -
US citizens urged to leave
When: January 24th
Where: Ukraine, Russia, Western Countries.
What: Russia is pushing to invade ukraine.
Who: Putin, Ukraine and Russian citizens and military.
Why: Because this will be the start of a war. -
Western nations warn Putin of sanctions if Russia invades
Most western nations are warning Putin of sanctions, which would highly damage Russia's economy. -
Russia has said the force is there for a Russian-Belarusian training exercise.
Russia is saying that they are doing training exercises instead of preparing for an attack on Ukraine. This is important to note because Russia is probably lying about this. Belarus is a close ally of Russia, and its basically what Ukraine would be if they listened to Russia. -
Russia says US ignored its security demands over Ukraine
Russia is claiming that US is ignoring its security demands over Ukraine. Russia wants privacy with what they are doing, US is still sending support to Ukraine. The US is not listening to Russia and Putin is taking this very seriously.
