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HANDOUT - 21 February 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Josep Borrell (R), EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (L) arrive to attend the EU Foreign Ministers meeting. Photo: Mario Salerno/European Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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EU agrees new sanctions targeting Russian lawmakers and 'oligarchs'

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/23/22

The EU's punitive measures target the 351 lawmakers who voted in favour of Moscow's recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as independent republics

20 February 2022, Ukraine, Verkhnotoretske: Ukrainian soldiers stand in the Verkhnotoretske village which is located on the very front-line in eastern Ukraine. Photo: Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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Putin orders troops to separatist regions of Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/22/22

Putin went on television to announce the decision and deliver a fierce denunciation of the Western-backed Ukrainian government in Kiev

HANDOUT - 21 February 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting of the Russian Federation Security Council at the Kremlin. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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Kremlin: Putin to recognize independence of Ukraine breakaway regions

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/21/22

The Russian leader would address the nation on Monday evening

14 February 2022, Ukraine, Saporischschja: Armed soldiers take a break at the military training center established within 24 hours in Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

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Russian parliament asks Putin to recognize breakaway Ukraine regions

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/15/22

If the resolution is approved by Putin, it would essentially give diplomatic recognition to the regions where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting with Ukrainian government forces since…