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US considers Russia's actions in Donetsk, Luhansk 'beginning of invasion'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States considers recent actions by Russia with regard to Ukraine, including President Vladimir Putin's order to ensure peace in the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics by means of Russia's armed forces, to be the "beginning of an inva
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Timeline: Escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision on Monday to recognize Ukraine's breakaway regions - Donetsk and Luhansk - as independent entities has escalated the ongoing tensions between the two countries.
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Biden speaks with Macron, Scholz, condemns Russia's independence recogniti
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Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden spoke with France President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday about the ongoing escalation along the borders of Ukraine and condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognize the independence
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Putin orders Russian armed forces to Ukraine breakaway regions
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Moscow [Russia], February 22 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the sending of Russian Armed Forces to Ukraine breakaway regions after recognizing their independence on his Monday address to the nation.
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US to impose sanctions on two breakaway Ukraine regions after Putin's inde
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Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden will soon impose sanctions on two Russia-backed separatist regions in Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would recognize their independence.
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NATO's radars in Ukraine can control Russian territory: Putin
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Moscow [Russia], February 22 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin in his Monday address blamed NATO by saying that if NATO deploys radar equipment in Ukraine, they can control Russian territory.
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Ukraine created by Russia, radicals take credit for country's independence
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Moscow [Russia], February 22 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday delivered an address where he said that Ukraine was entirely created by Russia under Communist rule but radicals take credit for its independence.
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: Putin signs decree to recognize independence of Don
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Moscow [Russia], February 22 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree recognizing the independence of breakaway regions Donetsk and Luhansk.
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Putin to sign decree on Donbas soon; Macron, Scholz express disappointment
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Moscow [Russia], February 22 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday told French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that he intends to sign a decree on Donbas soon, said Kremlin in a statement.
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Qatar Open: Azarenka survives Putintseva scare; Anisimova, Cornet also adv
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Doha [Qatar], February 21 (ANI): Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka fought back from a double-break down in the third set and saved a match point to best Yulia Putintseva in the opening round of the Qatar Open on Sunday. Amanda Anisimova and Alize Cornet also won night matches.
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Putin to hold extraordinary meeting of security council of Russia
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Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI): Amid rising tensions in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an extraordinary meeting of the security council on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
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US confirms meeting between Blinken, Lavrov, provided 'Russia doesn't choo
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Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): The US has affirmed its commitment to pursue diplomacy in the Ukraine situation as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are scheduled to meet later this week in Europe.
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