Putin orders troops to be sent to eastern Ukraine
Created: 2022-02-21Updated: 2022-02-21, 10:50 p.m
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.
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Kremlin chief Putin sends troops to eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the deployment of troops to eastern Ukraine.
According to a decree signed by the head of the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday, the units are to ensure peace in the “Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics”, which Moscow now recognizes as independent states.
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