Ukraine-Russia border: Friends and relatives on both sides
A Russian attack on Ukraine is "still very much a possibility", according to US President Joe Biden.
Mr Biden says Russia has massed some 150,000 troops on Ukraine's borders, and that the US is ready to respond decisively to such a move.
Russia is adamant it has no plans to invade Ukraine.
While international diplomacy generates daily headlines of tension, there is a more nuanced reality on the ground, close to the border.
Journalist Kateryna Malofieieva has been working nearby, and has family on both sides of the border. Speaking to Newsday from the city of Kharkiv, she explains that many Ukrainians have mixed loyalties, and that it's not as simple as being 'pro-Russian' or 'pro-NATO membership'.
(Photo: A Ukraine flag flies above Kyiv to mark Unity Day on 16 February 2022. Credit: EPA / Sergey Dolzhenko)
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