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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance will deploy parts of its combat-ready response force to reassure Eastern member countries after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Prominent Russian human rights activist Marina Litvinovich was fined on February 25 for "an attempt to organize an unsanctioned rally in Moscow" against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy "lost all chances" to discuss regional security with Moscow as Russian troops continued military operations against Ukrainian towns and cities.

On the first day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, more than 1,800 people were detained at anti-war demonstrations in 60 Russian cities as the authorities increased the pressure against civil society. Yet the country's nascent anti-war movement pledges to press on.

The European Union has agreed to freeze the assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The key index of Russia’s main stock exchange tumbled 20 percent after a delayed opening as investors feared the effects of Western sanctions following Moscow’s decision to attack Ukraine.

NATO nations on the alliance’s so-called “eastern flank” condemned Russia’s early morning attack on Ukraine, with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis labeling it a "very grave breach of international law.”

The Polish government urged NATO to bolster its forces in the East after Russian forces rocked Ukrainian cities early on February 24 in missile attacks aimed at airports and military infrastructure.

Belarus's authoritarian leader, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, says his military is not taking part in the February 24 Russian attack on Ukraine, state media reported.

In aggressive and ominous remarks over the years, and particularly a dark rant aired three days before the assault began, Vladimir Putin made clear he was prepared to enforce his vision of Ukraine as a vassal of Moscow.