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Washington warns of a ‘horrific’ war in Ukraine as Moscow accuses the United States of drumming up the threat of Russian invasion. The United States and Russia have sparred over the Ukraine crisis at the UN Security Council, with Washington warning of a “horrific” war should Moscow decide to invade its neighbour and Russian diplomats playing down the threat of military conflict. US instructors train Ukrainian soldiers at the Yavoriv military training ground, close to Lviv, western Ukraine US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told the council during a special open session on Monday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would threaten global security. “Colleagues, the situation we’re facing in Europe is urgent and dangerous, and the stakes for Ukraine and for every UN member state could not be higher,” said Thomas-Greenfield, warning of “horrific” consequences if Russia attacks Ukraine. “Russia’s actions strike at the very heart of the UN charter. This is as clear a

  A year after the coup, renewed calls for action against a military accused of ‘heinous’ attacks on civilians and those resisting its rule. One year since the military coup in Myanmar , calls for international action are growing louder, notably from the National Unity Government (NUG), made up of elected politicians who were thrown out of office by the generals. On Christmas Eve, the Myanmar military was accused of rounding up villagers, shooting dead more than 30 people and burning their bodies in an attack in the east of the country “The world is doing nothing but just sitting and watching,” NUG Foreign Minister Zin Mar Aung told Al Jazeera. “In the past year, we have seen extreme brutality and atrocity against the population. We have also seen clear determination from the younger generation, a new generation who are saying they will not accept the regime.” Attacks against civilians, protesters and political activists have escalated in recent months. What began as tear gassing and b