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Russian forces attacked targets across Ukraine on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin vowed to “demilitarise” the country and replace its leaders, triggering the worst security crisis in Europe since World War II as the West threatened further punishing sanctions in response.

Ukraine, sandwiched between Russia and the European Union, has since independence in 1991 been torn between its former Soviet master Moscow and the Western institutions it wants to join. Here is an overview: - Independence and nuclear arsenal scrapped - In December 1991, Ukraine votes in favor of independence from…

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of eastern Donbas is finally underway after diplomatic efforts fail

Flights from cities in southern Russia near Ukraine were cancelled Thursday after President Vladimir Putin announced his army had begun a military operation in the country. Flights from 11 airports in southern Russia and one airport in Moscow-annexed Crimea were cancelled, Russia's main aviation authority Rosaviatsia said in a statement.…

People in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fear that they may be at risk

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has launched a military operation in Ukraine with explosions heard across the country. Kyiv's foreign minister has warned of a "full-scale invasion" as Europe and the US condemn the attacks as "unjustifiable".

Markets in turmoil: Gas prices jump 45%, Russian stocks crash, rouble falls to record low and Russian bonds sell off as Putin’s tanks roll into Ukraine

Russian forces fired missiles at several Ukrainian cities and landed troops on its south coast on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a “special military operation” in eastern Ukraine.

Russia launches a multipronged attack after months of diplomacy failing to resolve the crisis.