By recognizing the papers issued by Ukrainian separatists, Putin is escalating the situation and raising the stakes in a non-military way. His decree legitimizes Russia as a participant in the
Donbas conflict.
A Ukrainian serviceman who went missing on 18 February was killed, the antiterrorist operation (ATO) HQ press service has said in its evening update on Facebook.
From midnight to…
Clashes broke out in central Kyiv on the evening of 19 February between police and a group of people trying to put up tents near the presidential administration. It was followed by…