Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine’s Donbass region to “defend people” there against government forces, stressing that Moscow has “no plans to occupy Ukrainian territory.” Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine and landed troops on its coast shortly after Putin spoke ...
The US introduced a new round of sanctions against Russia after President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics in Donbass. “There should be no doubts – the sanctions will result in a strong response, not necessarily symmetric, but well-calculated and painful for the American side”, ...
