Germany's Leader In Ukraine To Tackle "Critical" Russian Invasion Threat
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visit comes with Ukraine seeking an urgent meeting with Russia explaining why it has deployed more than 100,000 soldiers to it's borders.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lands in Kyiv on Monday before visiting Moscow to try to head off a "very critical" threat of a Russian invasion that would spark the worst crisis in Europe since the Cold War.
Scholz's visit comes with Kyiv seeking an urgent meeting with Russia explaining why it has deployed more than 100,000 soldiers to Ukraine's borders while arguing with NATO about its post-Soviet expansion into countries once under the Kremlin's domain.
The West has remained united and defiant in the face of Putin's demands for binding security guarantees that would see the US-led defence alliance roll back its forces and rule out Ukraine's potential membership.
But US intelligence officials worry that weeks of crisis talks have given Russia the time to prepare a major offensive -- should Putin make the ultimate decision to attack Ukraine.
