FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after their talks in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 7, 2022. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz planning to travel to Ukraine and Russia on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in an effort to help defuse escalating tensions as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool, File)

Independence square, UKRAINE - Tens of Thousands of Ukrainians gathered in Shevchenko Park in Kyiv and marched to Maidan Square in united and anti-Putin protests after tensions reached boiling point BACKGRID UK 12 FEBRUARY 2022,Image: 661815887, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: GV, General View, Credit line: Profimedia