BREAKING: Putin announced a "special military operation" in Ukraine in a speech early Thursday local time that served as a declaration of war. axios.com/putin-delares-…
Putin said the operation was intended to "demilitarize and de-nazify Ukraine," but not to occupy it.
That message appeared to be aimed not at the separatist republics where troops are already deployed, but to the country as a whole and leaders in Kyiv. axios.com/putin-delares-…
That message appeared to be aimed not at the separatist republics where troops are already deployed, but to the country as a whole and leaders in Kyiv. axios.com/putin-delares-…
Putin: "To anyone who would consider interfering from the outside: if you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history." axios.com/putin-delares-…
NEW: President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that military installations around Ukraine are under attack and that he's spoken to President Biden. "Stay calm, stay at home, the army is doing its work," he urged Ukrainians
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JUST IN: Biden promised more U.S. support for Ukraine in a call to Zelensky, per the White House. He also vowed "our allies and partners will be imposing severe sanctions on Russia"
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NEW: Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin have spoken with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss the alliance's response to the attacks
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