Russia Ukraine war fears LIVE: Russia moving blood supplies to border is ‘sign of war’, says Biden

US President Joe Biden says he has seen intel showing Kremlin troops moving blood supplies to the border, saying it shows Putin is intent on war. “You don’t need blood unless you plan on starting a war,” he said. It comes as British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss defended the UK’s “very serious package” of sanctions against Russia, arguing it will be effective in “inflicting pain” on Vladimir Putin. She also said the Government will ramp up punitive measures in the event of a “full-scale invasion” by Moscow. A Ukrainian soldier has died and six others have been injured after heavy shelling by pro-Russia separatists in the self-declared People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. Ceasefire violations remain at a high level with separatist forces using heavy artillery, mortars and Grad rocket systems, Kyiv claims. Putin says the agreements set up to avoid war in Ukraine “no longer exist”. The Minsk Agreements are a series of international agreements set up to avoid war in the Donbas region of Ukraine. However, after the signing of laws recognising the self-proclaimed "DNR" and "LNR" regions, Putin said: “They were killed long before we recognised the independence of the 'republics’.” Follow our live updates throughout the… Read full this story

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