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Nations continue to pull staff from embassies in Ukraine due to threat of invasion

Ukraine's Prime Minister has criticised the panic that has caused withdrawal of personnel.

The US says Russia could invade Ukraine at any time and might also create a surprise excuse for an attack... Moscow denies any plans and accuses the West of hysteria.

The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, will visit Kyiv today and Moscow on Tuesday. He's called for Russia to de-escalate and warned of sanctions if Moscow did invade.

Canadian police have cleared protesters off the Ambassador bridge in Ontario - allowing for important trade between the US and Canada to continue.

Also, a look at the release of an Amnesty International report - which condemns pharmaceutical companies for the way they've handled the distribution of the Covid 19 vaccines.

And Cuba will debate changing the country鈥檚 "family code" which could see same-sex marriage legalised in a referendum later this year.

50 minutes

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  • Mon 14 Feb 2022 06:06GMT