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War fears grow as Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine

A long-feared Russian invasion of Ukraine appeared to be imminent Monday, if not already underway, with Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering forces into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine. A vaguely worded decree signed by Putin did not say if troops were on the move, and it cast the order as …

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Special dispatch from Munich: Putin provokes dread and resolve

A sense of helplessness and dread hangs in the air over the Western leaders gathered here at the Munich Security Conference as the expectation grows that Russian President Vladimir Putin will unleash a military attack on Ukraine within days, if not hours. Balanced against that is a renewed and reinvigorated …

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Russia just ordered troops into Ukraine again. What happens next?

Weeks of dire Western warnings began to bear out on Monday when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into the two separatist regions of eastern Ukraine after recognizing their independence. Europe’s post-Cold War security order now hangs in the balance as many wonder whether those troops will stop at …

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Chinese vessel lasing ADF aircraft

Defence can confirm that on 17 February 2022, a P-8A Poseidon detected a laser illuminating the aircraft while in flight over Australia’s northern approaches. The laser was detected as emanating from a People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLA-N) vessel. Illumination of the aircraft by the Chinese vessel is a serious …

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Детям, которых сейчас грузят в автобусы в Донецке, угрожает опасность. Россия без колебаний может принести их в “жертву” ради повода к обострению

Позвонил только что бабушке. Сказал, чтобы даже не думала никуда эвакуироваться: никто ни на кого наступать не собирается. Но убежден, что президент должен в самое ближайшее время по всем национальным каналам сделать официальное заявление: Украина не планирует никаких наступательных действий на территорию ОРДЛО, нет никаких причин для эвакуации. Более того: …

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