signed a decree ordering russian forces to the region a region that the west says is part of ukraine, a region that the russian leader claims is made up of two independent countries. translation: i consider it necessary to immediately recognise the independence and sovereignty of the donetsk and luhansk people s republics. his decision to sign a decree to that effect has been condemned around the world as an illegal violation of ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity. the united nations met in the early hours, and the anger was clear to see. russia s clear attack on ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unprovoked. it is an attack on ukraine s status as a un member state. this move by president putin is clearly the basis for russia s
prompted international outrage with a promise of sanctions by the eu and germany halting approval of a key pipeline designed to export gas from russia. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. is this the start of things to come? a column of unidentified military vehicles moving into donetsk, just hours after vladimir putin signed a decree ordering russian forces to the region. a region that the west says is part of ukraine, a region that the russian leader claims is made up of two independent countries. translation: i consider it necessary to immediately recognise the independence and sovereignty of the donetsk and luhansk people s republics. his decision to sign a decree to that effect has been condemned around the world as an illegal violation of ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity. the united nations met in the early hours,
areas now controlled by russian backed forces or try to take the broader territories? the head of the region in donetsk said the decision would come later. we now have this report from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. is this the start of things to come? a column of unidentified military vehicles moving into donetsk, just hours after vladimir putin signed a decree ordering russian forces to the region. a region that the west says is part of ukraine, a region that the russian leader now claims is made up of two independent countries. translation: i consider it necessary to immediately recognise the independence and sovereignty of the donetsk and luhansk people s republics. his decision to sign a decree to that effect has been condemned
informed, how can he negotiate an end to the war, which will likely drag on for months if not years. one of britain s top spy chiefs outlined some of the russian military s problems. we ve seen russian soldiers short of weapons and morale, refusing to carry out orders. sabotaging their own equipment and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft. even though we believe putin s advisers are afraid to tell him the truth, what is going on and the extent of these misjudgments must be crystal clear to the regime. the pentagon says russian mercenaries have arrived in the eastern ukraine, the same mercenaries active in the middle east and africa including libya and syria. putin signed a decree ordering
Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund issued a decree ordering the Central Bank to unblock the bank accounts of officials of the previous Ashraf Ghani go