New reports says Putin’s full attack is imminent as Kremlin promises ‘painful’ response to Biden’s sanctions and Kiev’s banks and government is hit with massive cyberattack
Russia warned of ‘painful response’ to U.S. sanctions on Putin’s inner circle
Ukraine has declared a state of emergency – government websites and bank websites have been hit by cyber attack
Vladimir Putin boasted of Russia’s battle readiness in address for Defender of the Fatherland Day
Russian president warned his nation’s security ‘is non-negotiable’ and refused to back down over NATO demands
Ukraine’s security council has declared a state of emergency in a ramping up of precautions for an invasion
Comes as Joe Biden hit Russian banks and several top figures in Putin’s inner circle as well as sanctioning Russia’s sovereign debt to stop country raise money from the West
Secretary of State Antony Blinken cancelled his meeting with Sergei Lavrov as diplomacy failed to end crisis
Western allies say full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine including attack on Kiev is ‘highly likely’ – with U.S. sources spotting blood supplies being moved to the frontlines
