Ukraine Requests Meeting With Russia, Other OSCE Vienna Document Signatories Within 48 Hours

The request comes amid a fever pitch of claims by US officials and media that Russia is on the brink of an "invasion" of Ukraine. Moscow has blasted this "hysteria"-mongering campaign, accusing the US of using the invasion claim as a pretext to beef up its regional military footprints, and to free Kiev's hand for potential provocations in Donbass.