Ukraine crisis: What to know amid the fears of war

Ukrainian soldier trains for the use of US M141 Bunker Defeat Munition (SMAW-D) missiles at the Yavoriv military training ground, close to Lviv, western Ukraine (Ukrainian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP)

Talks to stave off the threat of war in eastern Europe have moved to the United Nations Security Council.

But Russia, a veto-wielding member of the Security Council, has already dismissed the meeting as a “PR stunt”.