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Ukraine separatists plan to expand territory - Russian media

Russian-backed separatist leaders expect their troops to move outwards to the borders of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions very soon, Russian news agencies quoted separatist leaders as saying on Friday.

Reuters

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.

Reuters

Ukraine crisis: What are the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics?

Pro-Russian separatist regions declared independence from Kiev in 2014

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Reading Putin’s Speech From Taiwan

Putin’s speech on the war’s eve expressed an incoherence that leaves China in an awkward position vis-a-vis its claims on Taiwan.

The News Lens

‘Their golden hour’: Donetsk and Luhansk leaders revel in rising profile

Ukraine crisis has thrust Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik into centre of events, amid claim they are puppets of Putin

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin launches full-scale invasion as missiles hit Kyiv

A "full-scale" invasion of Ukraine has started by Russia with missile strikes in the capital Kyiv and other major cities as Vladimir Putin says he has launched a special military operation

Daily Mirror

Putin is on a personal mission to rewrite Cold War history, making the risks in Ukraine far graver

There is no shortage of speculation about what Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to do with the vast Russian military force now virtually encircling Ukraine, and why he has amassed it.

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At least five blasts heard in separatist-held Ukraine city of Donetsk - Reuters witness

At least five explosions were heard in the separatist-held eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk early on Thursday, a Reuters witness said.

Reuters

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Tens of thousands flee their homes

Ukraine invasion news from February 24: UN says several thousand Ukrainians crossing into neighbouring countries.

Al Jazeera

Russia not just Europe's problem

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised the non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts as independent entities. This is a severe breach of international law. It is also a heavy blow for our diplomatic efforts to settle the conflict. For many years, France and Germany have tried to…

Bangkok Post

Raw recruits called up to fight in Russian-backed separatist region

Andrey, 21, had never held a gun before this week. It came as a shock when he received a phone call telling him he had been called up for military duty.

Reuters

Two convoys of military equipment heading towards Donetsk - Reuters witness

Two separate convoys of military equipment with no identifiable insignia were moving towards the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine along different roads from the direction of the Russian border, a Reuters witness reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

'The hope is finished': life in the Ukrainian separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk

Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, and fears of a military attack on Ukraine, have once again drawn the world’s attention to these two rebel-held separatist regions. They have been outside Ukrainian government control since Russian-backed separatists fought Ukrainian forces to a standstill in 2014, a conflict…

The Conversation

Ukraine: the Council of Europe says Russia has violated international law - so why is it still a member?

Vladimir Putin’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent has escalated Russia’s slow annexation of Ukrainian territories. This is a violation of international law, according to Marija Pejčinović Burić, secretary general of the Council of Europe, the continent’s top organisation to promote human rights and democracy. Since Russia is a…

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Putin's antagonism toward Ukraine was never just about NATO – it's about creating a new Russian empire

As some Western observers have feared, Russian President Vladimir Putin has just proved that his aggression toward Ukraine was never really about NATO.

Reuters

Russian-backed separatist leader says military mobilisation is accelerating

A Russian-backed leader in the breakaway Donetsk region of Ukraine said on Wednesday that a military mobilisation was gathering pace to counter Ukrainian "aggression".

Reuters

Ukraine to impose state of emergency, says top security official

Ukraine's top security official Oleksiy Danilov said on Wednesday that Ukraine would impose a state of emergency on all of its territory, apart from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions where it has been in place since 2014.

Los Angeles Times

Galaxy star Douglas Costa's career began in Ukraine. Now he fears for his former home.

LOS ANGELES — Douglas Costa knew little more than joy and accomplishment during the six seasons he played soccer in Ukraine.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine crisis: What are the Minsk agreements?

Emmanuel Macron insisted revival of accords from 2014 and 2015 ‘only path on which peace can be built’

The Independent UK

Ukraine crisis: What are the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics?

Pro-Russian separatist regions declared independence from Kiev in 2014

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Vlad the impaler: What is Putin’s endgame here?

Vladimir Putin is wily, they say; he’s steps ahead of naive Western counterparts, ruthless at wielding his power for maximum advantage. And sure enough, there was the former KGB colonel Monday signing a piece of paper that Russia has recognized two breakaway Ukrainian regions, Donetsk and Luhansk, as independent —…

Reuters

Ukraine separatists seek Russian help as U.S. says attack is ready

Separatists in Ukraine asked Moscow to help repel "aggression" on Wednesday and explosions rocked the breakaway eastern city of Donetsk as the United States warned everything is in place for a major attack by Russia on its neighbor.

Irish Mirror

Donald Trump calls Vladimir Putin a 'genius' over Russia's 'invasion' of Ukraine

The crisis escalated on Monday when Mr Putin announced he would recognise the two breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk

Daily Mirror

Ukraine soldier dies and 6 others injured after heavy shelling by Moscow-backed rebels

The Ukrainian military announced a soldier had died and six others were injured in a heavy shelling attack by pro-Russian separatists as Vladimir Putin called for the world to recognise Donetsk and Luhansk as independent

ABC News

Ukrainians on front lines of conflict 'fed up', fearful and determined ahead of looming Russian invasion

Civilians and soldiers on the ground react with a mixture of fear, resignation and determination to Russia ratcheting up the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

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