DEVELOPING: Putin has ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert amid tensions with the West over his invasion of Ukraine.
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert amid tensions with the West over his invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a meeting with his top officials, Putin asserted that leading NATO powers had made “aggressive statements” along with the West imposing hard-hitting financial sanctions against Russia, including the president himself.
The move comes as Russian troops entered Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv where fighting is underway in the street. Meanwhile, the United Nations’ refugee agency has updated the number of Ukrainians who have fled to other countries to 368,000. Here's a look at the latest developments in the conflict over Ukraine and the security crisis in Eastern Europe.
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