RUSSIA-UKRAINE LATEST: nbcnews.to/3vaCRBh
• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy issues a plea for peace during emotional speech.
• UN Security Council schedules emergency meeting on Russia at request of Ukraine.
• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy issues a plea for peace during emotional speech.
• UN Security Council schedules emergency meeting on Russia at request of Ukraine.
Ukrainian airspace is almost entirely clear of commercial air traffic on Wednesday night, with flight tracking services showing many jets making dramatic U-turns. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
"If indeed an operation is being prepared, I have only one thing to say from the bottom of my heart," UN Secretary-General Guterres says. "President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine. Give peace a chance. Too many people have already died." 
"We are here for one reason and one reason only: to ask Russia to stop," U.S. ambassador to UN says. "Send your troops, your tanks, and your planes back to their barracks and hangars. Send your diplomats to the negotiating table. Back away from the brink, before it is too late."
Putin announces Russia will conduct a military operation in eastern Ukraine. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
“I have absolutely no doubt about both the unity and resolve of all 30 NATO member states,” says Rep. Boyle, who just returned from NATO meetings in Brussels. “Putin yearns for the old days of the Evil Empire... We must not allow him to attain the latter.” nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
WATCH: @ErinNBCNews shares a message from the advisor to the Ukrainian minister of interior affairs saying that strikes are underway and describes hearing explosions in Kyiv. nbcnews.com/video/report-c…
@ErinNBCNews Ukrainian official says missile strikes have struck in Ukrainian capital Kyiv. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
@ErinNBCNews Ukrainian foreign minister says his country is prepared to defend itself against Russia, calling Russian President Putin's decision to conduct a military operation in Eastern Ukraine "a war of aggression." nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
@ErinNBCNews "This is a tragic day," former U.S. Amb. to Russia Michael McFaul says. "This was an unprovoked attack of a democratic country." nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
President Biden on Thursday will announce "further consequences" the U.S. and its allies and partners will impose on Russia for the military action it has taken against Ukraine. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
Russia's military action against Ukraine is a "grave breach of international law," NATO secretary general says. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
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