Russia-Ukraine latest: US warns of possible targeted killings

Washington tells the UN that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could bring with it abuses such as kidnappings or torture.

The United States has told the United Nations it has credible information about the possibility of serious human rights violations should Russia invade Ukraine.

Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to meet, after French President Emmanuel Macron pitched a summit.

Ukraine’s top security official has said his country welcomes the possibility of a summit between Biden and Putin but also warned that nothing can be solved without Kyiv’s involvement.

“No one can resolve our issue without us,” Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, told a news briefing. “Everything should happen with our participation.”

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