Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into two rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine after recognizing them as independent states, reports the BBC.
“Russia said the troops would engage in “peacekeeping” in the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics.
“But the US said calling them peacekeepers was “nonsense”, and that Russia was creating a pretext for war.
“The two regions are home to Russian-backed rebels who have been fighting Ukrainian forces since 2014.
“Ukraine’s president accused Russia of willfully violating its sovereignty,” reads the article.
Source: The BBC
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