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VIDEO: 'We are not afraid of anything or anyone.'

"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

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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 Russian stocks fall more than 8% at opening amid Ukraine tensions

#BREAKING EU to adopt Russia sanctions 'this afternoon': foreign policy chief

#UPDATE EU foreign ministers will adopt sanctions today against Russia over its recognition of Ukrainian separatist regions and further deployment of troops on Ukraine territory, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says.

"I'm sure there will be a unanimous decision"

#BREAKING Ukraine says time for 'tough sanctions' against Russia

#UPDATE Ukraine on Tuesday urged its Western allies to hit Russia with "tough sanctions" after President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions as independent and ordered in his troops u.afp.com/wQMx #Donetsk #Lugansk

#BREAKING Ukraine defence minister warns of 'hardship' and 'losses' in address to Ukraine armed forces after Russia recognises separatist regions

#BREAKING Russia moves on Ukraine will 'strongly increase' EU economic uncertainty: commissioner Gentiloni

#BREAKING Kremlin trying to revive the USSR: Ukraine defence minister

#BREAKING Russia foreign ministry calls on world to "follow" it in recognising east Ukraine's rebel republics

#BREAKING Turkey's Erdogan slams recognition of Ukraine rebel republics as 'unacceptable': official agency

#BREAKING Ukraine President Zelensky demands immediate halt to Nord Stream 2 project

#BREAKING Ukraine President Zelensky says will consider breaking off relations with Russia

#BREAKING Italy PM Draghi says Russia's recognition of Ukraine rebel republics 'unacceptable'

#BREAKING Russian MPs vote to approve Putin's agreements with Ukraine separatist republics

#BREAKING Kremlin says Russia remains open to all 'diplomatic contact' over Ukraine

#BREAKING Kremlin says Kyiv cutting diplomatic ties with Moscow would make 'everything even more difficult'

#BREAKING Ukraine recalls top envoy to Moscow 'for consultations': ministry

#BREAKING Chancellor Scholz says Germany suspends Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia

#BREAKING Further diplomacy crucial to avoid Ukraine 'catastrophe': German Chancellor Scholz

#BREAKING Germany 'confident' EU will agree 'robust and massive' sanctions against Russia: Scholz

#BREAKING UK summons Russian ambassador over Ukraine: govt

#UPDATE German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday that he was suspending the #NordStream2 pipeline project with Russia in response to Moscow's recognition of two breakaway regions in Ukraine u.afp.com/wQd5

#BREAKING EU proposes sanctions targeting Russian banks, access to markets: statement

#BREAKING Russian action in Ukraine 'pretext for a full-scale invasion': UK PM Johnson

#BREAKING UK to impose sanctions on five Russian banks, three 'very high-net worth individuals' following Moscow troop deployment: PM Johnson

#BREAKING UK PM Johnson warns of 'protracted crisis' in Ukraine

#BREAKING Russia not planning to send troops to east Ukraine 'for now': foreign ministry

#BREAKING NATO announces urgent meeting with Ukraine envoy on Tuesday

#BREAKING Germany says 'ready' to reinforce troops in Lithuania

#BREAKING White House welcomes Nord Stream 2 halt, will announce 'own measures' against Russia

#UPDATE Britain on Tuesday slapped sanctions on five Russian banks and three billionaires, in what Prime Minister Boris Johnson called "the first barrage" of measures in response to the Kremlin's actions in #Ukraine u.afp.com/wQWR

#UPDATE Russia faced a furious global diplomatic and economic backlash on Tuesday after President Putin ordered his forces into #Ukraine to secure two breakaway regions, with Germany saying it was halting certification of the #NordStream2 gas pipeline u.afp.com/wQWy

VIDEO: 🇺🇦 Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelensky said on Tuesday that Kyiv was considering breaking off diplomatic relations with Russia in response to its recognition of two separatist regions on #Ukraine