According to a report, the u.s. secretary of state and foreign minister, the Ukraine president and the u.n. secretary general will meet german counterparts at the Munich security conference. Reportedly, the u.s. secretary of state will also discuss the crisis late next week with the russian foreign minister.
According to a report, the u.s. said it would respond to Russia’s move to expel u.s. diplomat, Bart Gorman. Reportedly, russian diplomats that have stayed longer than three years must leave.
According to reports, there has been fresh fighting in the Donbas region of Donetsk and Luhansk. Russia control the eastern parts of the region. Reportedly, the russian president is scheduled to oversee a military drill of cruise and ballistic missiles.
According to reports, western sources say there is no evidence that Russia are withdrawing troops from the Ukraine border, though film showed combat tanks leaving Crimea following drills. Crimea has been a subject of russia since 2014.