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U.S. intel suggests Russia is plotting false flag attack in Ukraine as pretext for invasion
By Suzan Fraser, Lorne Cook & Aamer Madhani
Ukraine crisis: Who are the Russia-backed separatists?
By Niko Vorobyov
‘Almost invisible’: Germans lose patience with Olaf Scholz as he hesitates on Ukraine
By Philip Oltermann
Russian Troops in Final Stages of Readiness Add to Worries for Ukraine (Published 2022)
By Michael Schwirtz
Macron hopes for rewards but faces risks in Moscow trip to see Putin
By John Irish & Michel Rose
Wetlands and radioactive soil: How Ukraine’s geography could influence a Russian invasion
By Mary Ilyushina, Laris Karklis & Julia Ledur
The Reason Putin Would Risk War
By Anne Applebaum
At Beijing Olympics, Xi and Putin Announce Plan to Counter US
By William Gallo
New World Order Or Hidden Power Struggle? Experts Assess The Future Of Chinese-Russian Relations
By Reid Standish
Putin and Xi call for halt to NATO expansion during show of unity at Beijing Olympics
By Anna Chernova
Ukraine links arms with Turkey, Poland and UK as NATO membership remains distant
By David M. Herszenhorn
Putin hails $117.5 bln of China deals as Russia squares off with West
By Vladimir Soldatkin & Chen Aizhu
On Ukraine, Many Russians Have No Doubt: It’s the Fault of the U.S. (Published 2022)
By Ivan Nechepurenko & Valerie Hopkins
China, Russia 'coordinated positions' on Ukraine, says Chinese foreign ministry
By Lun Tian, Peter Graff & Lun Tian Yew
Putin's Olympic trip signals warmer Russia-China ties
By Caroline Davies
In Beijing, Olympic Spectacle and Global Power Games (Published 2022)
By Chris Buckley & Steven Lee Myers
Russia, China call for halt to NATO enlargement
By Jules Darmanin
Ukraine-Russia Standoff: Putin and Xi Proclaim Bond as Russia Deploys More Forces Near Ukraine (Published 2022)
By Vivian Wang, Rick Gladstone & Michael Schwirtz
China, Russia partner up against West at Olympics summit
By Andrew Osborn, Tony Munroe & Hümeyra Pamuk
Xi backs Putin’s opposition to Nato expansion at summit that underlines closer ties
By Kathrin Hille, Nastassia Astrasheuskaya & Edward Ambrose White
Russia plans ‘very graphic’ fake video as pretext for Ukraine invasion, US claims
By Shaun Walker, Dan Sabbagh & Julian Borger
US alleges Russia planning false flag operation against Ukraine using ‘graphic’ video
By Jennifer Hansler & Natasha Bertrand
U.S. accuses Russia of planning to film false attack as pretext for Ukraine invasion
By Paul Sonne, Ellen Nakashima & Ashley Parker