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Separatist says Russia recognised breakaway republic on territory of wider region

Russian-backed separatist leader Denis Pushilin said on Tuesday that Moscow formally recognised the breakaway region of Donetsk within the wider boundaries of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, much of which is controlled by Ukrainian forces.

Reuters

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

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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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Ukraine crisis: How world reacted as Vladimir Putin orders troops over border

World reacts after Vladimir Putin’s speech recognising two breakaway regions of Ukraine in ‘dark day for Europe’

Evening Standard

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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Dynamite News

West unveils sanctions with more ready if Russia launches full-scale Ukraine invasion

Western nations and Japan on Tuesday punished Russia with new sanctions for ordering troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine and threatened to go further if Moscow launched an all-out invasion of its neighbour.

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The Guardian - AU

Russia strongly condemned at UN after Putin orders troops into eastern Ukraine

Ukraine’s foreign minister appealed for strong sanctions as the only way of stalling further Russian encroachment

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.

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Uh Oh: Putin Orders Troops Into Disputed Ukrainian Territory, Prompting Fears Invasion Has Begun

War in Europe is looking more likely after this latest development.

Reuters

Tanks seen in Donetsk after Putin recognises breakaway regions - Reuters witness

A Reuters witness saw columns of military vehicles including tanks in the early hours of Tuesday on the outskirts of Donetsk, the capital of one of the breakaway east Ukraine regions, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised the regions as independent states.

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.

Wales Online

UK Government set to announce Russia sanctions, reports say

It's in reaction to President Putin's decision to recognise Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine as independent republics

ABC News

Russia-Ukraine updates: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces raft of sanctions against Russia — as it happened

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a host of sanctions against Russia in a strongly worded address of UK parliament in which he announces an invasion of Ukraine must fail.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine: World reacts to Putin’s recognition of Donetsk, Luhansk

The Russian president’s decision to recognise the independence of Ukrainian separatist regions draws condemnation.

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