Reservists between the ages of 18 and 60 called up for a period of up to one year and would face 'criminal penalties' for not showing up

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

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'

Speaking with Macron, Putin blames escalation on 'provocations by Ukrainian security forces'; Zelensky calls for immediate ceasefire; Blinken warns Kyiv on 'brink of invasion'

British PM warns of potential 'sheer cost in human life'; Zelensky proposes meeting with Russia leader; Putin, Macron to speak; Germany, Austria tell citizens to leave Ukraine

Artillery fire spikes as fears mount Russia is paving the way for an invasion; 2 Ukrainian soldiers killed; pro-Russia separatists mobilize for war and evacuate civilians

‘I don’t know what the president of the Russian Federation wants, so I am proposing a meeting,’ Ukrainian leader says as threat of Russian invasion grows

Ukrainian president's office insists situation in country's east 'remains under full control'; will return to Kyiv later Saturday after meetings with Western leaders

Separatists urge reservists to show up at enlistment offices; concern rising clashes will be used by Russia as pretext for invasion; Ukrainian soldier dies in Donetsk shelling

US says observed significant Russian troop movement; Ukraine's Zelensky to travel to Germany, Western leaders amid spiking tensions; Biden says unwise for him to leave country