with the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations saying “we didn’t hear much” and Russia’s ambassador denying any intent to attack its neighbor again. The diplomatic flurry is running alongside a push by the U.S. and European Union to complete a package of potentially brutal sanctions.

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken are to speak by phone Tuesday as diplomatic efforts to persuade Russia to pull back more than 100,000 soldiers from the Ukraine border continue. On Monday, the UN Security Council held a dramatic meeting on the crisis after rejecting a bid by Moscow and Beijing to block the session. Russia was asked for an explanation regarding its aggression toward Ukraine, but the meeting ended in a standoff, with the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations saying “we didn’t hear much” and Russia’s ambassador denying any intent to attack its neighbor again. The diplomatic flurry is running alongside a push by the U.S. and European Union to complete a package of potentially brutal sanctions. The government of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson (who faces a major scandal at home) said it may go further and target “any company or individual of direct interest to the Russian state” if Vladimir Putin orders the further invasion of Ukraine. Russia continued to boost troop levels around the Ukrainian border over the weekend. Here’s the latest on the crisis. —Natasha Solo-Lyons

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