Russia-Ukraine crisis: What to know about Putin's latest moves

Russia's introduced new signs of optimism over a potential Ukraine invasion, but the threat remains significant.

Just this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country was "open to more diplomacy" and "ready to hold dialogue."  

"The message we seem to be getting from Russia is that they’re ready to give diplomacy another chance," Mykhailo Wynnyckj, the author of "Ukraine’s Maidan, Russia’s War," noted to Fox.