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This handout photo from the Russian Defence Ministry on Feb 21, 2022, shows Russian and Belarus tanks during joint exercises of their armed forces near Brest, Belarus - AFP

Ukrainian troops patrol the frontline outside the town of Novoluhanske, eastern Ukraine, on Feb 19, 2022 - AFP Photo

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke after parliament's upper house, the Federation Council, on Tuesday gave him unanimous approval to deploy "peacekeepers" to two breakaway Ukrainian regions. - AFP

US President Joe Biden announced tough new sanctions against Russia for "beginning" an invasion of Ukraine but said there was still time to avoid war, even as Vladimir Putin signalled plans to send troops beyond Russia's borders. - AFP Pic

The United Nations Security Council chamber sits empty before the start of an emergency meeting on the situation between Ukraine and Russia at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, USA - AFP Pic

Russian President Putin on Monday recognised two "republics" in Ukraine held by pro-Moscow separatist rebels, and ordered the deployment of troops there.

Servicemen of Ukrainian Military Forces walk as they keep their position on the front line with Russia backed separatists, near Novolugansk, in the Donetsk region, on February 17, 2022. - AFP Photo

People hold signs and participate in a protest in Grand Central Station in the borough of Manhattan against war in Ukraine on Feb 19, 2022 in New York City. - AFP

Dozens of pro-Ukrainian activists and Ukrainian Americans rally outside of the United Nations (UN) as world leaders gather there to discuss the increasing tension with Russia over its military build-up on Ukraine's border on Feb 17, 2022. - AFP

Hopes of a possible summit between US and Russian presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin could help to avert a conflict in Ukraine. Pic from marketwatch.com