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Ukrainian forces have been battling kremlin backed rebels since 2014 and this area is a battleground. more shelling in the last few seconds. troops here are aware of president putins decision to recognise the separatist republics. they say, for them, it changes nothing. they have not received any new orders. they will carry on as normal. they they will carry on as normal. they they will state their positions defending their motherland whether or not russian troops come. they insist that they hav...

Territory that vladimir putin has essentially declared as part of the breakaway republics which he has already recognised. when he did recognise them, he was asked about the territory involved and he talked about the territory coming right up to the donetsk region and the luhansk region that enables it, so, in theory and principle, this is territory that vladimir putin and his troops intend, potentially, to try to take, so it is serious. the speech that mr putin made was extremely serious, his l...

He goes for war, he has to do it fast and then start preparing for peace negotiations. >> so perilous hours tonight, to be sure. jill, so putin has signed these decrees regarding eastern ukraine. what exactly do they say? what do they authorize? >> reporter: well, they recognize, number one, and that is a violation of the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of ukraine. recognizes these two breakaway regions, donetsk and luhansk peoples republics and then they have a friendship cooperation ...

Ukrainians are in a state of anxiety. we have had that development that could be highly significant, could be the pretext, the starting gun for president putin to make his next move. separatist leaders of the so—called republics have asked for the kremlin�*s help to repel ukrainian forces. this is all highly choreographed and if and when russian troops arrive here from a few expect them to stop at the east. —— few people expect them. more of moscows military hardware on view today in the...

Several hours ago vladimir putin signed a decree ordering troops into two russian-backed separatists regions in eastern ukraine. where the russian military is ever-present since 2014. hes calling these forces quote, peacekeepers. putin issued the order after formally recognizing both areas as being independent republics. revealing a nearly long hour rambling speech in which he insisted ukraine had historically always been part of russia. putins address also ranks fears about the possibility of a...

From us. >> harris, thank you for having me. look, were at the second act of a multi-act play and the last act hasnt been written yet. yesterday was the first act. the act where putin sent his forces into the republics in the eastern part of ukraine and took them over. the second act was today when the president of the united states finally said this was an invasion. remember, until this morning we did not call it an invasion. it was an incursion. the next step will be over to putin. now were he...

Soviet union. do you think that is actually -- i mean it may be an ideological aim. do you think its an actual realistic thing he thinks he can achieve? >> i think in a sense that biden seems to be talking about the re-creation of this old soviet union and all 15 what were republics and what are now independent nations is not only impossible but crazily expensive. an empire collapsed all over the region not only the soviet union but also the west, an empire is expensive. russia is not a wealthy ...

Welcome everyone. russian president vladimir putin has ordered troops to deploy to areas of the eastern ukraine controlled by russian backed separatists. the latest escalation in a stand off that has the west on edge. the u.s. warning russian forces could arrive in eastern ukraine at any moment. the video there on your screen is from russian media and shows a military convoy moving through separatist control territory. its unclear who the equipment belongs to. his order came after he signed a de...

Blinken laid out last week in united nation security council come to pass. major increase military provocations and events along of contact. dramatically staged on camera and immediate putin security council grandstand for the russian public and now political provocation of recognizing sovereign ukrainian territory so-called independent republics in clear violation, again, international law. president putin sought authoritization from russian. to use military force outside of russian territory a...

Kimmince, who worked at the us state department on the russia and ukraine portfolio. thank you very much for joining us. what is your reaction to the changes that we have seen in the last few days, that calling off of diplomatic meetings? it is last few days, that calling off of diplomatic meetings? it is quite strikin: , diplomatic meetings? it is quite striking. the _ diplomatic meetings? it is quite striking, the diplomacy - diplomatic meetings? it is quite striking, the diplomacy is - diplom...