Ukraine

Ukrainians in New Zealand are very concerned about the escalation of tension between their home country and Russia, and want the New Zealand government to do more to help.

The US has ordered the relatives of its embassy staff in Ukraine to leave amid rising tension in the region.

Analysis - Australia's National Security Hub Co-Convener Sascha-Dominik Bachmann analyses how the unfolding Ukraine-Russia conflict poses a threat to New Zealand.

Some 90 tonnes of US "lethal aid" has arrived in Ukraine, amid tensions over Russia's troop build-up on the border.

"Frank talks" between Russian and US foreign ministers have been held to try to reduce the chance of wider conflict in Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden has said he thinks his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will "move in" on Ukraine, but does not want "full-blown war".

US President Joe Biden's top diplomat will seek to defuse a crisis with Moscow over Ukraine when he meets the Russian foreign minister in Geneva this week.

Russia is plotting to stage acts of provocation to create a pretext to invade Ukraine, a US official has said.

As talks near over Russian-Ukrainian border tensions, the US and allies are open to discussing mutual restrictions on military activity in the region, a US official says.

European leaders are expected to warn Russia that hostile action against Ukraine could come at a "high price", amid concerns over the build-up of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border.

US President Joe Biden has held rare talks by video link with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, amid tensions on Ukraine's eastern frontier.

US federal prosecutors are investigating whether Ukrainian officials interfered in the 2020 US presidential election, the New York Times reports.