DEVELOPING: War Looms As Putin Orders Troops Into Eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into Eastern Ukraine, leading to the escalation of tension between the two nations.
This comes after Putin announced live on state TV on Monday evening that Moscow would formally recognise Ukraine’s separatist regions of Donetsk and Lugansk.
The move, widely considered an escalation by the international community, has led to the US and its NATO allies announcing their plans to enforce sweeping sanctions on the Russian Federation with the aim of making any invasion extremely costly for Moscow.
