Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent troops to eastern Ukraine, after recognising two breakaway regions as independent entities on Monday. The move against Ukraine’s sovereignty puts the region one step closer to the brink of war, which the West has urgently tried to avoid in recent weeks through diplomatic talks and sanctions threats with Russia. After Putin ordered the defense ministry to send forces to “keep the peace,” tanks and other military equipment were seen rolling into the city of Donetsk, a separatist stronghold in Ukraine’s Donbass region. Speaking with Reuters, an unnamed senior US official cautioned calling the current […]
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