US shifts to calling push an 'invasion,' but EU says it's short of a full-fledged incursion; Russia denies sending in soldiers, though convoys of armored vehicles spotted

Scholz takes step to suspend Nord Stream 2 project with Russia; Duma legislates troop deployment; bloc policy head says Russia hasn't fully invaded but soldiers are on Ukraine soil

Washington said to have urged Ukraine's Zelensky to move to west of country for safety; US envoy to UN: Putin's 'outrageous, false claims' are creating pretext for war

US officials say Putin sending troops into breakaway regions won't trigger broader sanctions as Russians have been on ground there for 8 years

Unclear if or when Russian soldiers will actually push across border, hours after Putin recognizes breakaway regions; Biden, Macron and Scholz warn 'step will not go unanswered'

White House says move aimed at Lugansk and Donetsk regions is separate from threatened penalties ready to be imposed against Russia should it attack Ukraine

Russian president claims Western countries threatening Russia; EU says sanctions on the table; 2 Ukrainian soldiers, 1 civilian killed in shelling

Kyiv furiously denies incident, brands Moscow a 'fake-producing factory' as Putin proclaims that 'there are no prospects' to implement 2015 peace deal

White House warns Moscow moving closer to launching attack as France's Macron brokers meeting between US, Russian leaders in last-ditch diplomatic gambit

US official warns 75% of 150,000 Russian soldiers stationed on former Soviet republic's border have been moved to offensive positions