German Chancellor rejects calls to sanction Russia now — argues the West should keep Putin guessing  — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday rejected calls to sanction Russia now, saying that Moscow should not be sure “exactly” how the West will react.

What Does Vladimir Putin Want in Ukraine?  —  We spoke with Fiona Hill, a former Trump adviser, about how the Russian leader's view of history has led him to the brink of war.  —  Winston Churchill once described Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.”

In Ukraine Crisis, the Looming Threat of a New Cold War  —  If he invades, President Vladimir V. Putin is inviting a new global struggle with the West.  He should think about how the last one ended, analysts say.  —  MOSCOW — Vladimir Pozner was an English-language Soviet propaganda editor …

G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Russia and Ukraine  — We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, remain gravely concerned about Russia's threatening military build …

Modeling agent close to Epstein found dead in French jail  —  PARIS (AP) — A modeling agent who was close to disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead Saturday in his French jail cell, where he was being held in an investigation into the rape and sex trafficking of minors, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.