#BREAKING Ukrainian President Zelensky says "we are not afraid" after Russia recognises rebels, adds he expects "clear support" from West
#UPDATE In a televised address delivered after urgent consultations with world leaders Monday, Zelensky said Ukraine was "not afraid of anything or anyone," and called the Kremlin's step "a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity" of his country
VIDEO: Putin recognises independence of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.
Putin signs mutual aid agreements with the leaders of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic as he recognises the separatist regions of Ukraine as independent
#BREAKING US sends remaining diplomats in Ukraine to Poland 'for security reasons': Blinken
#UPDATE US says it is sending all of its diplomats in Ukraine to Poland out of security fears, after Russia ordered troops into two rebel regions of Ukraine.
"For security reasons, Department of State personnel currently in Lviv will spend the night in Poland" says Blinken
#BREAKING UN denounces 'order to deploy Russian troops into eastern Ukraine'
VIDEO: UN denounces 'order to deploy Russian troops into eastern Ukraine'.
"We also regret the order to deploy Russian troops into eastern Ukraine, reportedly on a peacekeeping mission," says United Nations Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo
#BREAKING US to impose 'new sanctions' on Russia Tuesday: White House
#UPDATE US says it will impose sanctions on Moscow Tuesday.
"We plan to announce new sanctions on Russia tomorrow in response to Moscow's decisions and actions today. We are coordinating with allies and partners on that announcement," a White House spokesperson tells @AFP
VIDEO: Russia calling troops in Ukraine peacekeepers is 'nonsense': US.
"He (Putin) has since announced that he will place Russian troops in these regions. He calls them peacekeepers. This is nonsense. We know what they really are": US ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield
#BREAKING China at UN urges restraint by all sides on Ukraine
Ukraine's borders remain "unchangeable" regardless of Russia's recent actions, Kyiv's ambassador to UN says.
"The internationally recognized borders of Ukraine have been and will remain unchangeable regardless of any statements and actions by the Russian federation"
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