Tensions soared Monday between Russia and the West over concerns that Moscow is planning to invade Ukraine, with NATO outlining potential troop and ship deployments, Britain saying it would withdraw some diplomats from Kyiv, and Ireland denouncing upcoming Russian war games off its coast as unwelcome.The Western alliance바카라 게임 웹사이트�s statement summed up moves already announced by member countries, but restating them under the NATO banner appeared aimed at showing its resolve. It was just one of a series of announcements that signaled the West is ramping up its rhetoric in the information war that has accompanied the Ukraine standoff.Russia has massed an estimated 100,000 troops near Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트�s border, demanding that NATO promise it will never allow Ukraine to join and that other actions, such as stationing alliance troops in former Soviet bloc countries, be curtailed. Some of these, like any pledge to permanently bar Ukraine, are nonstarters for NATO 바카라 게임 웹사이트� creating a seemingly intractable deadlock that many fear can only end in war.Russia denies it is planning an invasion, and says the Western accusations are merely a cover for NATO바카라 게임 웹사이트�s own planned provocations. Recent days have seen high-stakes diplomacy that failed to reach any breakthrough and maneuvering on both sides.NATO said Monday it is bolstering its 바카라 게임 웹사이트�deterrence바카라 게임 웹사이트� in the Baltic Sea region. Denmark is sending a frigate and deploying F-16 warplanes to Lithuania; Spain is sending four fighter jets to Bulgaria and three ships to the Black Sea to join NATO naval forces; and France stands ready to send troops to Romania. The Netherlands also plans to send two F-35 fighter aircraft to Bulgaria from April.NATO will 바카라 게임 웹사이트�take all necessary measures to protect and defend all allies,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Secretary-General jens Stoltenberg said. "We will always respond to any deterioration of our security environment, including through strengthening our collective defense.바카라 게임 웹사이트�In Washington, Pentagon leaders have proposed a range of options for President Joe Biden to reinforce the U.S. military presence in Eastern Europe and the Baltics as a demonstration of American commitment, according to two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal planning.One of the officials said no specific deployments have been proposed but some unspecified U.S. military units have been told to start planning for that possibility. The other official said Sunday it is possible that reinforcements could be sent from U.S. bases, in addition to possible shifts of troops within Europe, but for the moment the White House and Pentagon are only 바카라 게임 웹사이트�exploring options.바카라 게임 웹사이트�In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov charged that it was NATO and the U.S. who were behind the escalating tensions in Europe, not Russia.바카라 게임 웹사이트�All this is happening not because of what we, Russia, are doing. This is happening because of what NATO, the U.S. are doing,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Peskov told reporters. He also cited U.S. media reports suggesting that Russia is evacuating its diplomats from Ukraine, something Moscow denied.The NATO announcement came as European Union foreign ministers sought to put on a fresh display of unity in support of Ukraine, and paper over concerns about divisions on the best way to confront any Russian aggression.In a statement, the ministers said the EU has stepped up sanction preparations and they warned that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�any further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine will have massive consequences and severe costs.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Separately, the EU also committed to increase financial support for embattled Ukraine, vowing to push through a special package of $1.4 billion in loans and grants as soon as possible.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday and said the U.S. would give Russia written responses to Moscow바카라 게임 웹사이트�s proposals this week, offering some hope that any invasion could be delayed for at least a few more days.The West is nervously watching Russian troop movements and war games in Belarus for any signs that a new invasion of Ukraine is imminent. Russia has already invaded Ukraine once, annexing the Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Moscow has also supported pro-Russian Ukrainian separatists fighting the Kyiv government in the eastern part of the country known as the Donbass region. About 14,000 people have been killed in the conflict.Asked whether the EU would follow a U.S. move and order the families of European embassy personnel in Ukraine to leave, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said: 바카라 게임 웹사이트�We are not going to do the same thing.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Britain also said it is withdrawing some diplomats and dependents from its embassy in Kyiv.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said an invasion was not inevitable, but 바카라 게임 웹사이트�the intelligence is pretty gloomy.바카라 게임 웹사이트� He added that "I think that sense can still prevail.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Oleg Nikolenko, said the U.S. decision was 바카라 게임 웹사이트�a premature step바카라 게임 웹사이트� and a sign of 바카라 게임 웹사이트�excessive caution.바카라 게임 웹사이트� He said that Russia is sowing panic among Ukrainians and foreigners in order to destabilize Ukraine.Germany has issued no order, but it said the families of embassy staff may leave if they wish. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stressed that 바카라 게임 웹사이트�we must not contribute to unsettling the situation further; we need to continue to support the Ukrainian government very clearly and above all maintain the stability of the country.바카라 게임 웹사이트�At the EU meeting, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said he would inform his counterparts that Russia plans to holds war games 150 miles off Ireland바카라 게임 웹사이트�s southwest coast 바카라 게임 웹사이트� in international waters but within Ireland's exclusive economic zone.바카라 게임 웹사이트�This isn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t a time to increase military activity and tension in the context of what바카라 게임 웹사이트�s happening with and in Ukraine.바카라 게임 웹사이트� Coveney said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�The fact that they are choosing to do it on the western borders, if you like, of the EU, off the Irish coast, is something that in our view is simply not welcome.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Some NATO members nearest Russia 바카라 게임 웹사이트� Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 바카라 게임 웹사이트� said they plan to send U.S.-made anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, a move endorsed by the United States.But questions have arisen about just how unified the EU is. Diverse political, business and energy interests have long divided the 27-country bloc in its approach to Moscow. About 40% of the EU바카라 게임 웹사이트�s natural gas imports come from Russia, much of it via pipelines across Ukraine 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and many are skittish about being cut off from that supply in winter, with prices already soaring.The EU바카라 게임 웹사이트�s two major powers appear most cautious. French President Emmanuel Macron has renewed previously rejected calls for an EU summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Late on Saturday, the head of the German navy, Vice Adm. Kay-Achim Schoenbach, resigned after coming under fire for saying that Ukraine would not regain the Crimean Peninsula, and for suggesting that Putin deserves 바카라 게임 웹사이트�respect.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Still, diplomats and officials said hard-hitting sanctions are being drawn up with the EU바카라 게임 웹사이트�s executive branch, the European Commission. They were reluctant to detail the measures or what action by Russia might trigger them but said they would come within days of any attack.___Associated Press writers Yuras Karmanau in Kyiv, Ukraine, Dasha Litvinova in Moscow, Geir Moulson in Berlin, Aritz Parra in Madrid, Jill Lawless in London, Robert Burns in Washington, Mike Corder in The Hague, and Raf Casert in Brussels contributed.