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Live Updates: World Leaders Press to Avert War in Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made an emotional appeal to the West to implement sanctions against Russia immediately, and called for his country to be included in deals
made about it.

Here’s what you need to know:

President Zelensky asks the West to make no deals ‘behind our back’ as the threat
to Ukraine grows.

Zelensky criticizes the allied response to Russia’s buildup.

China’s foreign minister calls for new negotiations and respect for ‘territorial
integrity.

Intense shelling rocks eastern Ukraine.

Russia has been laying groundwork online for a ‘false flag’ operation,
misinformation researchers say.

Russia and Belarus stage a pretend battle less than 100 miles from Ukraine’s
border.

Germany’s chancellor vows ‘political, economic and strategic’ consequences for

military action by Moscow.

Counting Russian troops is an imprecise science.

President Zelensky asks the West to make no deals ‘behind our back’ as the threat to Ukraine grows.