"We are on our own land. We are not afraid of anything or anyone", says Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky after Russia ordered its troops into eastern Ukraine
Putin orders troops into Ukraine rebel regions.
After weeks massing troops around Ukraine, Russia says it now recognises the rebel-held Donetsk and Lugansk regions as 'independent' - paving the way for the deployment of a potential invasion force
VIDEO: Kyiv residents react to Putin's troop order.
In Kyiv, residents express shock and fear after Russian President Vladimir Putin defied Western threats of sanctions by ordering troops into two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine, which he has recognized as independent
#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
Reaction by international leaders to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognise the independence of Ukraine's separatist regions 🧵👉
EU chiefs @vonderleyen and @CharlesMichel in a joint statement: "The Union will react with sanctions against those involved in this illegal act."
NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg: "This further undermines Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, erodes efforts towards a resolution of the conflict, and violates the Minsk Agreements, to which Russia is a party"
#BREAKING Ukraine leader says discussed Putin's recognition of separatists with Biden
#BREAKING US announces sanctions on east Ukraine's separatist regions
#UPDATE The White House said Monday President Joe Biden will sign an executive order allowing sanctions on two separatist Ukraine regions, but underlined the action is separate from wider Western sanctions ready to go "should Russia further invade Ukraine."