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The Latest Breaking News from Donbas

With Russia launching a military operation in Ukraine's Donbas region, what does Vladimir Putin want?

As Russian troops enter the eastern regions of Ukraine and Western leaders hit back with biting sanctions, many are wondering what it is Vladimir Putin actually hopes to achieve.

ABC News

Putin’s public approval is soaring during the Russia-Ukraine crisis, but it's unlikely to last

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into eastern Ukraine on Feb. 21, 2022. The invasion could lead to the biggest armed conflict in Europe since World War II, Western leaders warn.

The Conversation

Game of cat and mouse may have only hours left to run

If Vladimir Putin’s field commanders have pressed the pause button on the operation to expand the Russian military presence in the Donbas pocket, all the signs suggest it will be for a matter of hours not days.

Evening Standard

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Russia-Ukraine crisis: State media hails ‘the heroes of Donbas’

Channel 1 TV said Russians were ‘witness to an important historic event’

Evening Standard

Trudy Rubin: Why Putin's Ukraine aggression will change the world — an explainer on how we got here

The world is reacting to Vladimir Putin's new invasion of eastern Ukraine, as Western nations try forestall a wider invasion. I just returned from two weeks in Ukraine and Lithuania, where I spoke to leaders and everyday citizens about the crisis. Here is some background context to help untangle the…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine explained

UK warns Vladimir Putin’s invasion of eastern Donbas is underway

The Independent UK

Will war come to a town called New York in Ukraine?

NEW YORK, Ukraine — The bakery in the center of town offered poppy seed babka-like pastries and breads of various shades. The baker seemed reluctant to speak before blurting out that the shelling — always present but also far away — increased in recent days. She would have said more,…

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The other Russian interventions in its periphery

An explainer on what led to Russian interventions in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008 and Crimea and Donbas in 2014.

Al Jazeera

Putin backs separatists’ claim to Donbas region of Ukraine

Russian president says he recognises the territorial claims of self-declared separatist republics in eastern Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine Crisis: Putin Gets OK to Use Force outside Russia

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday authorized President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside the country — a move that could presage a broader attack on Ukraine after the US said an invasion was already underway there. Several European leaders said Russian troops rolled into rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russians bemoan Putin’s decision to recognise ‘republics’

While government-friendly media celebrate, many outside the corridors of power are critical of their president’s move.

Al Jazeera

Russian troops move into eastern Ukraine, EU says, as fear of war grows

KHARKIV, Ukraine — Russian troops have moved into eastern Ukraine, rumbling across the border into areas held by pro-Moscow rebels, the European Union’s top diplomat said Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine explained

UK warns Vladimir Putin’s invasion of eastern Donbas is underway

The Independent UK

Putin's tanks and troops seen entering eastern Ukraine as Russia prepares for 'bloodshed'

Long convoys of Russian military vehicles including tanks have been filmed entering into separatist areas of eastern Ukraine further fuelling fears of a "major conflict"

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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.

The Independent UK

Biden and Putin agree to Ukraine summit but Kremlin says its ‘premature’ to make plans

Meeting will not go ahead if Russia invades, says US

The Guardian - AU

Luhansk and Donetsk regions recognised as as independent states by Russia – as it happened

Russian president has recognised Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions as independent states: Zelenskiy says ‘we are not afraid’. Follow the latest updates

The Independent UK

Macron and Putin agree to push for ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, as US warns of imminent Russian invasion

Boris Johnson hailed Putin’s commitments to French president as a ‘welcome sign’, No 10 says

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Los Angeles Times

As Ukraine tension grows, diplomacy stalls and Russian troops are massed at border

KHARKIV, Ukraine — With tens of thousands of Russian troops massed near Ukraine’s northern frontier, and as tensions intensified in the country’s eastern Donbas region, Western and Russian leaders continued to engage in a high-stakes dance Sunday mixing equal parts diplomatic bickering and military puffery — but with little sign…

Daily Mirror

Ukraine crisis: Mysterious 'Z' on Russian vehicles sparks fears of attack

Several Russian vehicles with the painted-on tag were spotted on tanks, self-propelled guns, fuel trucks and supply vehicles amid fears of an imminent invasion of Ukraine

Los Angeles Times

As Ukraine tension accelerates and Kamala Harris departs Europe, Russia extends troop exercises

MUNICH, Germany — With tens of thousands of Russian troops canceling withdrawal plans near Ukraine’s northern frontier, and as tensions intensified in the country’s eastern Donbas region, Western and Russian leaders continued to engage in a high-stakes dance Sunday mixing equal parts diplomatic bickering and military puffery — but with…

Daily Mirror

Russia launches ‘Operation Z’ as tanks and trucks marked with symbol head to Ukrainian border

The entourage of military transport travelled towards Ukaraine's border giving another signal of imminent war with a 'Z' marked on all the military and supply vehicles

The Guardian - UK

‘All you can do is cry’: Donbas evacuees face uncertain future in Russia

Border regions appear unprepared for hundreds of people arriving from separatist-controlled areas in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russian invasion of Ukraine is ‘very, very highly likely and very, very imminent’, UK government says

Boris Johnson says conflict could be ‘biggest war in Europe’ since 1945

The Guardian - UK

Russian troops will remain indefinitely, says Belarus, as fears rise of Ukraine invasion

Defence minister says soldiers will stay after end of joint exercises due to ‘escalation of situation’ in DonbasUkraine crisis – live updates

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