Biden sanctions Russian banks and declares Ukraine invasion has begun
US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he was imposing the first tranche of economic sanctions against the Russian Federation in response to Moscow's recognition of the Donetsk...
Germany makes decision on Nord Stream 2
Germany will put an immediate halt to the certification of the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced, after Moscow recognized the two breakaway Donbass regions...
Donbass republics ratify treaties with Russia
The breakaway republics in Donetsk and Lugansk have ratified a friendship and assistance treaty with Moscow, formally opening the door to receiving military and financial support, after Russian President...
Lavrov: Russia will defend Donetsk and Lugansk
Moscow will act as a guarantor of the security and integrity of the two breakaway Donbass republics in Donetsk and Lugansk, Russia’s top diplomat has said, after the Kremlin...
Putin signs ‘immediate’ recognition of Donbass regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow has recognized the two self-declared breakaway Donbass republics in Ukraine’s east as sovereign nations, as a military standoff across the contact line continues to...
Putin to announce decision on recognition of Donbass within hours
Following a meeting of Russia’s Security Council, President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will decide on Monday whether to recognize the two self-declared breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk...
OSCE announces urgent session
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will hold an urgent session on Monday as the Ukraine crisis escalates further. On the same day, Russian top officials...
Russian guard post on Ukraine border hit by artillery shell
By Layla Guest, in Moscow
A guard post along the border between Russia and Ukraine has been hit by a projectile launched from across the frontier, the country’s top security agency...
Donbass rebels call on Russia for urgent ‘military assistance’
Officials in the breakaway Ukrainian region of Donetsk have called on Moscow to send urgent help amid a worsening standoff across the contact line, with Kiev’s troops and those loyal to...
Putin: Russia is immune to sanctions
No new sanctions can possibly deter Russia from doing what it wants, because Moscow has experience dealing with them for many years already, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned.
Speaking...
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