Russia has said that a diplomatic solution to its escalating standoff with the West is still possible.
In a televised meeting, President Vladimir Putin was told that diplomatic talks had not yet been been exhausted.
The comments come after more than a dozen nations urged their citizens to leave Ukraine, and the US said aerial bombardments could begin "at any time".
Russia has always denied plans to invade Ukraine, despite massing more than 100,000 troops on the border.
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