Poland is the largest European Union nation to border Ukraine and the government is making preparations to accept Ukrainian refugees if Russian attacks.
French President Emmanuel Macron, meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that Moscow would not further escalate the Ukraine crisis.
The U.S. has mounted a concerted campaign to counter disinformation, which has long been a tactic of Moscow to create confusion and sow discord in conflicts.
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered about 8,500 U.S. troops on alert, preparing for deployment in the face of Russian activity near Ukraine.
Dozens of Japanese tanks are participating in a major exercise on the northern island of Hokkaido in a display of military power that coincides with a recent escalation of Chinese and Russian military moves.