• People form a symbolic human chain on a bridge across the Dnieper river in Kyiv to mark the Day of Unity of Ukraine, on Jan. 22. Ukraine marks the 103rd anniversary of the unification of eastern and western Ukraine in 1919. | AFP-JIJI
    People form a symbolic human chain on a bridge across the Dnieper river in Kyiv to mark the Day of Unity of Ukraine, on Jan. 22. Ukraine marks the 103rd anniversary of the unification of eastern and western Ukraine in 1919. | AFP-JIJI
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The U.K. says it has information that Moscow is plotting to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv, as fears of an invasion of Ukraine persist.

The assertions, offered without a timeline on the intelligence, were contained in a U.K. Foreign Office statement Saturday as tensions over Russian activity around Ukraine continue to build.

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