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The Latest Breaking News from Luhansk

Likelihood of war escalates as Putin promises to support proxy Ukraine states

Biden denounces Putin’s recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as ‘so-called countries’ and unveils new sanctions

The Guardian - US

A day of dodging questions over Russian-controlled territories

Officials tread water over recognised borders of self-proclaimed republics in Luhansk and Donetsk until Putin’s statement

The Guardian - UK

US announces ‘first barrage’ of sanctions against Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin had decreed that troops would be deployed to the regions to "ensure peace" in the People's Republic of Donetsk and Luhansk.

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What to stream: Learn more about Ukraine conflict with these documentaries

With the conflict unfolding in Ukraine over the past several weeks and months now coming to a head, the world has been waiting in tense anticipation for the potential outbreak of war in Europe. As Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened, postured and rattled his saber over Ukraine’s sovereignty, particularly…

Tribune News Service

Diplomacy with Moscow has failed as cracks appear in Putin's plans

Following Russian President Vladimir Putin's recognition of Ukraine's separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, months of speculation over what Moscow's intentions towards Kyiv have been answered: The 2014 invasion of Ukrainian territory has entered a new phase. But therein Putin's problems lie.

Radio France Internationale

Donetsk and Luhansk: What you should know about the ‘republics’

Who has followed Russia in recognising the Moscow-backed statelets in Ukraine? And what is life like there?

Al Jazeera

Biden says ‘this is the beginning of a Russian invasion’ as he announces sanctions – as it happened

President announces he will enact ‘first tranche’ of sanctions in response to Putin’s recognition of two self-proclaimed republics

The Guardian - US

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Ukraine: what’s really behind Putin’s deployment of 'peacekeeping' troops? Experts explain

Vladimir Putin’s recognition of the independence of the two breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk followed a surreal live broadcast of a security council meeting in the Kremlin. Sitting facing the 13-member council, Putin cajoled and argued as, one by one, his most senior officials – including Dmitry Medvedev, a…

The Conversation

Is war more likely after Russia recognised Donetsk and Luhansk?

And what could happen next?

Al Jazeera

Eerie footage shows Russian politician predicting the exact time of Ukraine invasion

Vladimir Putin backing Vladimir Zhirinovsky predicted when the Russian forces would invade Ukraine, as they did in the early hours of February 22 by rolling tanks into Donetsk and Luhansk

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine crisis: where is Ukraine, where are Russian troops and how long has Ukraine been an independent country?

Ukraine's efforts to join Nato are fiercely opposed by Russia, which is keen to stop the US-led military alliance from expanding further into eastern Europe

Wales Online

Russia-Ukraine crisis | Russian President Vladimir Putin uses Indira Gandhi’s 1971 tactics

Developments bear uncanny similarities with events in Indian subcontinent half a century ago

The Hindu

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

Pro-Russian separatist regions declared independence from Kiev in 2014

The Independent UK

Global markets plunge, oil prices jump as Russia recognises breakaway Ukraine regions

Russia's move to recognise the breakaway Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk has sent ripples through global markets on Tuesday, with falls across Asia, and in early trading in Europe. Oil prices also jumped, with the international benchmark Brent Crude hitting its highest level since mid-2014. Investors are now focusing…

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The Independent UK

The Latest: UK defense secretary warns on Russian forces

The U.K. defense secretary has warned of worrying signs that Russia has begun to move forces into Ukraine as he opened a conference of defense ministers from Baltic and North Atlantic states

The Independent UK

Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine as west imposes sanctions

Russia’s Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognising the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk

The Independent UK

Putin gets no support from UN Security Council over Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has received no support from members of the U.N. Security Council for his actions to bring separatists in eastern Ukraine under Moscow’s control

The Guardian - UK

Oil prices hit seven-year highs close to $100 after Russia moves troops into Ukraine – as it happened

Germany pulls plug on Nord Stream 2 pipeline, as UK and European shares see-saw and rouble sinks to two-year low

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Russia's decision to recognize Donetsk, Luhansk violates Ukraine's territorial integrity: UN chief

UN chief Antonio Guterres said that Russia's decision to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as independent is a violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and inconsistent with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

The Times of India

Explainer: Where are Donestk and Luhansk and what does Putin want there?

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin ratcheted up tensions over Ukraine by announcing he's recognizing a pair of self-proclaimed separatist republics in eastern Ukraine. He also said that he'll send "peacekeeping forces" to the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, fueling US and European concern that Moscow is moving to take control…

ABC News

Russia has initiated a 'huge escalation' in the Ukraine crisis. What might Vladimir Putin do next?

Efforts to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine have been dealt a serious blow after Russia signalled its intention to deploy "peacekeeping" forces. What might Moscow do next?

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Biden announces new Russia sanctions

Latest Ukraine crisis updates from February 22: Blinken cancels upcoming meeting with Russia’s Lavrov as tensions mount.

Los Angeles Times

Russia orders troops into eastern Ukraine

KHARKIV, Ukraine — In an almost-hourlong address that alternated between furious anti-Western rhetoric and the excoriation of Ukraine as a puppet nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized two Ukrainian breakaway republics as independent, a move certain to further incite animosities with the West and escalate fears of an…

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin orders 'peacemaking' Russian troops into Ukraine after announcement

The Russian leader has called on his defence ministry to dispatch 'peacekeepers' to eastern Ukraine's two breakaway regions, Donetsk and Luhansk, according to a decree published early on Tuesday

ABC News

Russian President Vladimir Putin orders Russian forces to 'maintain peace' in eastern Ukraine's two breakaway regions

President Vladimir Putin orders his Defence Ministry to dispatch Russian forces to "maintain peace" in eastern Ukraine's two breakaway regions, the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, after he said Moscow would recognise their independence.

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