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Donbas battle will determine course of war: Zelensky

Lysychansk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine's battle against Russian troops in the eastern region of the Donbass will determine the course of the war, President Zelensky said Tuesday, asking his nation to stay strong in the face of Moscow's devastating attack against two key cities.

U.S. sees Russia focusing on eastern Ukraine, senior U.S. defense official says

U.S. sees Russia focusing on eastern Ukraine, senior U.S. defense official says

The United States assesses that Russia is prioritizing eastern Ukraine's Donbass, as opposed to Kyiv, in what could be an effort to build leverage in negotiations and cut off Ukrainian forces in the east from the rest of the country, a senior U.S. defense official said on Friday.

Russian foreign minister to hold talks with Donbass officials on Friday

Russian foreign minister to hold talks with Donbass officials on Friday

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with officials from the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics of eastern Ukraine on Friday on their plans to open embassies in Moscow, Russia's foreign ministry said.

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Analysis-Putin moves on Donbass but signals deeper designs on Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin has shifted the Ukraine crisis into a new, more dangerous phase with a barrage of words and actions that suggest his ultimate aims go far deeper than extending Russian sway over two struggling separatist regions.

Kremlin says it hopes Donbass recognition will restore calm; still open to diplomacy

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it hoped Russia's recognition of two breakaway Ukrainian regions as independent would help restore calm and that Moscow remained open to diplomacy with the United States and other countries.

US cautious on whether Russian troops to Donbass equals invasion

Washington (AFP) - The United States took a wait-and-see attitude Monday to President Vladimir Putin's order for Russian troops to deploy in separatist areas of Ukraine, saying that talks remain possible "until the tanks roll."

Russian parliament to discuss draft bills on Donbass recognition

Russia's parliament will vote on Tuesday to decide whether to ask President Vladimir Putin to recognise two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent, the speaker of the Duma lower house said.

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Russia's recent invasions of Ukraine and Georgia offer clues to what Putin might be thinking now

Russia's recent invasions of Ukraine and Georgia offer clues to what Putin might be thinking now

Given that Russia has amassed 100,000 troops along its nearly 1,200-mile border with Ukraine, a look at two recent invasions by Russia against neighboring territories offers insight to what a possible new invasion would entail if diplomacy is unable to ease the growing tensions.

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Explainer-Might Russia recognise 'independence' of breakaway east Ukraine regions?

Explainer-Might Russia recognise 'independence' of breakaway east Ukraine regions?

A group of Russian lawmakers have urged parliament to appeal to President Vladimir Putin to recognise two pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent states.

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