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The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday announced the expulsion of two employees at the German Embassy in Russia in a retaliatory move. The ministry summoned German Ambassador to Russia Geza Andreas von Geyr and informed him about the decision to declare two employees working at the embassy "personae non gratae.

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday announced the expulsion of two employees at the German Embassy in Russia in a retaliatory move. The ministry summoned German Ambassador to Russia Geza Andreas von Geyr and informed him about the decision to declare two employees working at the embassy "personae non gratae.

Russia has issued a list of demands in order to defuse tensions on the Ukrainian border. Moscow wants strict limits on the activities of the US-led NATO military alliance. The nation wants guarantees NATO will not expand further east toward Russia,

Western allies on Thursday rejected Russia's bid to thwart Kiev's NATO ambitions and urged Moscow to halt its military build-up along Ukraine's border and return to talks led by France and Germany.

European leaders are expected to warn Russia that hostile action against Ukraine could come at a "high price", amid concerns over the build-up of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border.

European leaders are expected to warn Russia that hostile action against Ukraine could come at a "high price", amid concerns over the build-up of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he wants "immediate" talks with the United States and NATO over security guarantees, as tensions soar between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.

Mounting tensions between Moscow and Ukraine has prompted a strong message from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who urged President Vladimir Putin against making a “strategic mistake”.

Russia says it may be forced to deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe in response to what it sees as NATO's plans to do the same. The warning from Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov raised the risk of a new arms build-up on the continent,

Russia faces massive consequences and severe costs if President Vladimir Putin attacks Ukraine, the Group of Seven warn.