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Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: US to impose sanctions on Putin

Ukraine news from February 25: Biden plans move to freeze assets of Putin and Russian foreign minister.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2022

First Thing: Putin declares war as Russia invades Ukraine

Russian forces launch a ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine. Plus: the climate research publisher consulting for fossil fuel firms

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2022

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

Pro-Russian separatist regions declared independence from Kiev in 2014

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Feb 24, 2022

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 · Feb 23, 2022

'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 · Feb 23, 2022

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…

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2022

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.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2022

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.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2022

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 · Feb 23, 2022