but in response, mr akhmetov said he was "outraged by the spread of this lie", adding but in responsed of this lie", adding he "will continue to defend a free ukraine". the kremlin accuses kyiv of provocations with pro—russian separatists in the country's east. and, in response to allegations of an imminent invasion, a spokesperson said russian never does such things. but president zelenskyy says he's received promises of support from western partners should russia take action. if russia uses force against that will have costs, that will have consequences, and therefore we continue to call on russia to deescalate. now, as residents hold their breath as tensions mount, president biden says he will in all probability have talks with his ukrainian and russian counterparts. as ukraine's president calls on president putin to state publicly that an invasion is not being planned. mark lobel, bbc news. the met office says storm arwen has brought winds of almost a hundred miles per hour to the east coast of the uk. gusts of 98mph were recorded in northumberland. a red weather warning has expir

but in response, mr akhmetov said he was "outraged by the spread of this lie", adding he "will continueations with pro—russian separatists in the country's east and, in response to allegations of an imminent invasion, a spokesperson said russia never does such things. but president zelensky says he's received promises of support from western partners should russia take action. if russia uses force against that will have costs, —— if russia uses force against ukraine, that will have costs, that will have consequences and therefore, we continue to call on russia to de—escalate. now, as residents hold their breath as tensions mount, president biden says he will, in all probability, have talks with his ukrainian and russian counterparts as ukraine's president calls on president putin to state publicly that an invasion is not being planned. mark lobel, bbc news. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau is in the western province of british columbia on his first visit since torrential rain caused catastrophic flooding and mudslides. mr trudeau has been touring the city of abbotsford, east o

and the richest man rinat akhmetov may have been involved something strenuously denied to cnn by akhmetovinformation made public by volodymyr zelensky about attempts to draw me into some kind of a coup is an absolute lie. the country's biggest investor, taxpayer and employer, akhmetov continues i will defend a free ukraine and do everything i can to prevent author terrorism and censorship. for years, ukraine has been fighting a trench war with russian-backed rebels in the country's east. it was a threat to holding back u.s. military aid that led to former president trump's first impeachment. now saying russia is engaged in destabilizing inside of ukraine as well, against the zelensky government. it's one of the reasons the ukrainian leader seems on edge. conscious, yet enemies outside the country and within. but there are also fears he's using real concerns about russia to crack down on his opponents, too. matthew chance, cnn, london. >>> the u.s. and its nato allies will be discussing ways to deter russia from further aggression at ukraine in a summit in latvia next week. yens stoltzenbe

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participation in the coup d'etat in ukraine, and $1 billion will be used. >> brangham: akhmetov calledllegation that he'd fund a coup "an absolute lie." russia also denied any role. ukrainian troops have been preparing for trouble along the border, where russia's military is building up forces. moscow insists it has no intention of invading ukraine. russian search crews have found one survivor inside a coal mine in siberia, this is a day after a deadly methane explosion. it reduced the expected death toll to just 51. crews resumed the search today, but officials said finding other survivors is unlikely. families of the victims gathered at the mine, demanding answers to what caused the disaster. china is condemning a u.s. congressional delegation for visiting taiwan today, with tensions at their highest in decades. president tsai ing-wen greeted four democrats and one republican from the house of representatives, who reaffirmed american support for the island. beijing said the visit challenged china's longstanding claim to taiwan. online retailing giant amazon faced protests and scatter