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US reports weird action from the Russians near the Ukrainian Border. -
Ukrainians reports seeing 92000 Russian troops -
Joe Biden, the Vice President of the United States, issued a warning to Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, that "strong economic and other measures" would be taken in the event that Russia attacked Ukraine. -
The idea that Putin should prevent Ukraine from ever becoming a member of NATO was shot down by Ukraine. -
Russian troops started arriving in Belarus, which was Russia's ally, under the pretext that they were there "for military exercises." -
United States aids Ukraine by sending them $200M (security aid). -
During a press conference, Biden made the following statement: "If Russia invades, Russia will be held responsible for its actions. And it depends on what it does." Many people who disagreed with the US president's policies believed that this opened the way for Vladimir Putin to invade. -
NATO has started to place troops in a standby status. -
Near Ukraine and Crimea, Russian military drills were carried out in Russia with the participation of 6,000 soldiers and 60 jets. -
The military drills were released stating that Russia and Belarus's drills will last for ten days.
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The level of fighting has increased in areas of eastern Ukraine controlled by separatists. Putin made the announcement that Russia will recognize two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine that are supported by Russia. The announcement of this action resulted in the first round of economic sanctions being imposed by NATO countries the following day. -
Russia officially invades Ukraine.