welcome everyone. russian president vladimir putin has ordered troops to deploy to areas of the eastern ukraine controlled by russian backed separatists. the latest escalation in a stand off that has the west on edge. the u.s. warning russian forces could arrive in eastern ukraine at any moment. the video there on your screen is from russian media and shows a military convoy moving through separatist control territory. it's unclear who the equipment belongs to. his order came after he signed a decree recognizing the break away regions. as independent republics. separatists have long had backing from moscow. and putin announcement further cements that relationship. it's hard to tell if russia moves are a prelude to full scale invasion of ukraine. he appeared to cast doubt on ukraine's very state hood on monday.

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