Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 16 February 2022

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1. Ukraine attack ‘remains possible’

“You are not our enemy”, Joe Biden told Russian citizens during a televised speech from the White House on Tuesday. Although Vladimir Putin has confirmed a “partial” withdrawal of troops from near the border, the US president said Russian forces are still “very much in a threatening position” and that “an invasion remains distinctly possible”. He added that the human cost of an attack by Russia would be “immense”. Yesterday, Ukraine reported that its Defence Ministry and the interfaces of two banks had been hit by cyber-attacks.

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