U.S. has intel that Russian commanders have orders to proceed with Ukraine invasion  —  Washington — The U.S. has intelligence that Russian commanders have received orders to proceed with an invasion of Ukraine, with commanders on the ground making specific plans for how they would maneuver …

Security Alert  —  Event: According to media sources, there have been threats of attacks against shopping centers, railway and metro stations, and other public gathering places in major urban areas, including Moscow and St. Petersburg as well as in areas of heightened tension along the Russian border with Ukraine.

Ukraine Live Updates: Biden Warning on Russian Attack Was Prompted by New Intelligence  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Intelligence that the Kremlin ordered an invasion prompted the latest Biden warning, officials say.  —  U.S. intelligence learned last week that the Kremlin had given …

New intel adds to US fears that Russia is readying for military action  —  Clarissa Ward on verifying info about Ukraine and Russia  —  (CNN)The US has intelligence indicating orders have been sent to Russian commanders to proceed with an attack on Ukraine, according to two US officials …

Ukraine tensions: US sounds fresh alarm over Russia invasion fears  —  The US secretary of state has said the extension of Russian military drills in Belarus has made him more worried about an imminent invasion of Ukraine.  —  Antony Blinken said Moscow's decision to keep about 30,000 troops in Belarus …

POLITICO Playbook: Harris declares ‘unity,’ while Zelenskyy accuses ‘appeasement’  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  DIVISIONS BETWEEN U.S. AND UKRAINE — At the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY delivered a speech peppered with criticism about the West's response …

Vast Leak Exposes How Credit Suisse Served Strongmen and Spies  —  Leaked data on more than 18,000 accounts shows that the Swiss bank missed or ignored red flags.  —  The client rosters of Swiss banks are among the world's most closely guarded secrets, protecting the identities …

Wielding the threat of war, a new, more aggressive Putin steps forward … He is the man with the very long table who seats world leaders and ministers at an almost comical distance.  He is a lone figure in a dark coat laying a wreath at a St. Petersburg cemetery or sitting solo in his Olympic viewing booth in Beijing.