Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said Thursday that Russia has "has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine." A series of explosions were reported across Ukraine, including near the capital Kyiv. Anton Gerashchenko, an advisor to Ukraine's interior...
Donbas Separatists Ask Russia to Help ‘Repel’ Ukrainian Army
Ceasefire violations continue in the Donbas
Zelensky Says Ukraine to Consider Severing Diplomatic Relations With Russia
On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is considering severing diplomatic relations with Russia after Moscow recognized the breakaway republics in the Donbas. Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv, Zelensky said Ukraine's foreign ministry...
Putin Says Minsk Agreements No Longer Exist After Donbas Recognition
The Minsk agreements were meant to solve the war diplomatically
Blinken Cancels Plans to Meet With Russia’s Foreign Minister
They were scheduled to meet in Geneva Thursday
Biden Announces Sanctions on Russian Banks, Debt, ‘Elites’
President Biden announced on Tuesday sanctions against Russia in response to President Vladimir Putin's move to recognize the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk (DPR and LPR) in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Biden said the US was implementing "full...
Russia Can Build Military Bases in Donbas Under New Treaty
The treaty has been submitted to Russia’s State Duma for ratification
US Signals Putin’s Donbas Troop Deployment Might Not Trigger Massive ‘Invasion’ Sanctions
Biden implemented minor sanctions on the Donbas
Putin Signs Decree Recognizing Donbas Republics
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to formally recognize the independence of the two breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, known as the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. The decree reads: "I deem it necessary to make a...
Putin to Decide on Request from Ukraine Separatists to Recognize Donbas
Ceasefire violations have spiked in recent days