MOSCOW/DONETSK, Feb 22 – The United States and its European allies are poised to announce harsh new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday after President Vladimir Putin formally recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, escalating a security crisis on the continent. The Ukrainian
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World reacts to Russia’s recognition of Ukraine regions
The Russian leader has also ordered troops to “maintain peace” in the breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. Moscow’s moves come amid months of tension over Russia’s military deployment on the borders of Ukraine, which has prompted warnings from the
Russia Orders Troops to Ukrainian Separatist Regions following Putin Recognition
BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles during drills held by Southern Military District armed forces at the Kadamovsky range in Rostov Region, Russia, January 27, 2022. (Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters) Russia has ordered troops to the two separatist regions of Ukraine’s Donbas territory to fulfill
Hundreds locked up in regions of Ukraine under Russian separatist control
Hundreds of people have been detained in the Russian-separatist controlled portions of eastern Ukraine where they have been subjected to various human rights abuses including torture, sexual violence and mock executions, according to reports from the United Nations and other