{"id":1334618,"date":"2022-02-23T21:58:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T02:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1334618"},"modified":"2022-02-23T22:07:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T03:07:31","slug":"putin-green-lights-military-operations-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-green-lights-military-operations-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin Green Lights Military Operations in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fputin-green-lights-military-operations-in-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1334618&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/og-fox-news.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-47\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 21:54:04 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Putin green lights &#8216;special military operation&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>In an address Wednesday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he has decided to green light military operations in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve made the decision to conduct a special military operation,&#8221; Putin said. \u201cOur analysis has concluded that our confrontation with these [Ukrainian] forces in inevitable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA couple of words for those who would be tempted to intervene. Russia will respond immediately and you will have consequences that you never have had before in your history,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-46\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 21:50:59 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">President receiving regular briefings from national security team<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>President Biden has been receiving regular briefings from his national security team, a White House official told Fox News&#8217; Peter Doocy Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe news comes as fears grow that Russia is set to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-45\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 21:30:01 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Ukraine closes airspace as Russian military leaders head to command center<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Ukraine has closed its airspace to civil aircraft as Russian leaders are seemingly poised to launch a full-scale invasion of the country.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/flightradar24\/status\/1496667700151599107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOTAM alert<\/a> Wednesday evening notified civil aircraft that Ukrainian airspace was closed due to a &#8220;potential hazard for civil aviation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1496665111238352896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News reported<\/a> that Russian military leaders have returned their command center as cyber attacks on Ukraine are underway, a potential sign that a full-scale invasion of Ukraine could be near.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-44\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 19:51:13 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Blinken doesn&#8217;t rule out possibility that Russia could launch full-scale invasion tonight<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>During an interview with NBC&#8217;s Lester Holt Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not rule out the possibility that Russia could launch a full scale invasion before the end of the night.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I do,&#8221; Blinken responded when asked by Holt if he had &#8220;reason to believe&#8221; Russia would launch such an attack within the next few hours. &#8220;Russia has positioned its forces at the final point of readiness across Ukraine&#8217;s borders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything seems to be in place for Russia to engage,&#8221; Blinken continued.<\/p>\n<p>Asked to clarify whether he believed such an invasion could come Wednesday night, Blinken responded that he &#8220;cannot put a date an exact time on it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-43\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 19:23:39 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">UN Security Council to hold another emergency meeting on Ukraine<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>The United Nations Security Council will <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFP\/status\/1496635545094692870?s=20&#038;t=KSosJbPSdDYMioJ774i8Mg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hold an emergency session<\/a> on the developing crisis in Ukraine Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The session comes just one day after the security council <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/putin-support-security-council-ukraine-83037165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">held an emergency session<\/a> at the request of Ukraine on Tuesday, which saw most countries in attendance speak out against Russia&#8217;s recent actions in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-42\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 19:16:16 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Zelenskyy makes direct appeal to Russian people: &#8216;We will fight back&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a direct plea to the Russian population, arguing Ukraine is not the enemy Russian President Vladimir Putin has made them out to be.<\/p>\n<p>In an emotional Facebook video directed at the Russian population Wednesday, Zelenskyy said that he has tried to reach out to Putin directly in an attempt for diplomacy to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>He defended Ukraine from Putin&#8217;s comments comparing the country to Nazi Germany, arguing that 8 million Ukrainians died fighting during the second world war.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy noted that while Russians and Ukrainians are a different people, they don&#8217;t have to be enemies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-41\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 18:19:31 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">French government tells nationals in Ukraine to &#8216;leave this country without delay&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-40\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 18:10:27 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Canadians warned to leave Ukraine due to risk of &#8216;full-scale armed conflict&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-39\" data-post-id=\"\"><\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-38\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 17:02:34 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">China carefully watching reaction to Putin&#8217;s Ukraine invasion: Amb. Taylor<\/h2>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-37\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 16:21:33 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Heads of DNR and LNR request assistance from Putin to &#8216;repel aggression&#8217; from Ukraine<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\nThe leaders of two separatists regions in eastern Ukraine have requested assistance from Russian President Vladimir Putin, claiming they need to &#8220;repel aggression&#8221; from the Ukrainian military, according to Russian government news agency TASS.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders of the separatists regions pointed to an escalation of the crisis in Donbas, claiming they were currently under threat from the government in Kiev.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes as Russia has moved troops into eastern Ukraine under the guise of keeping peace after Putin recognized the two region&#8217;s claims of independence from the Ukrainian government, stoking fears that the move could be a pretext for a larger full scale invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis means it\u2019s on. Russian forces will initiate the military offensive operation now,&#8221; former DIA intelligence officer Rebekah Koffler, who also authored &#8216;Putin\u2019s Playbook: Russia\u2019s Secret Plan to Defeat America,&#8217; told Fox News Digital Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-36\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 15:55:37 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Pentagon warns that potential war would not be &#8216;bloodless&#8217; for Russia<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be responsible for the loss of life if he chooses a full scale invasion of Ukraine, noting that he would also be putting at risk the lives of Russian soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s going to have to answer to Russian moms and dads,&#8221; for Russian soldiers that die in a potential war, Kirby said during a Wednesday press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby said that a potential war would not be &#8220;bloodless,&#8221; arguing that Putin would be choosing that option over diplomacy that is still an options.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;We still think there&#8217;s time to deescalate&#8230; not pursue a war of choice,&#8221; Kirby said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-35\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 15:40:47 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Pentagon says Russia is &#8216;ready&#8217; to act on a larger invasion<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said Wednesday that the Department of Defense believes Russia is &#8220;ready&#8221; to launch a large scale invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We continue to see him form his capabilities in such a way that leads us to believe that we are potentially close to some sort of action,&#8221; Kirby said Monday, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Russian forces continues to assemble closer to the border and put themselves in advance stage of readiness to act&#8230; virtually any time now,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We believe they are ready.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-34\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 15:15:26 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Ukrainian Parliament approves state of emergency<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>The Ukrainian Parliament approved a state of emergency for the country Wednesday that will be in place for 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after s National Security and Defense Council\u00a0recommendation earlier Wednesday, which came as a massive cyber attack hit several of the country&#8217;s websites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-33\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 14:56:15 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nBiden announces sanctions against Nord Stream 2 owner, reversing 2021 decision<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>President Biden\u00a0announced that he will be imposing sanctions on the owner of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline connecting\u00a0Russia\u00a0and Germany, in response to Russian actions in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden\u00a0announced that he will be imposing sanctions on the owner of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline connecting\u00a0Russia\u00a0and Germany, in response to Russian actions in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued from the White House Wednesday afternoon, Biden referenced Germany\u2019s recent announcement that it would halt the pipeline\u2019s certification and thanked Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his cooperation in &#8220;holding Russia accountable&#8221; for its aggression.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/biden-sanctions-nord-stream-2-pipeline-russia-germany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on Fox Business.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-32\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 13:20:52 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">US: Russian forces surrounding Ukraine are &#8216;ready to go&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>A senior U.S. defense official has said Wednesday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_32_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian<\/a> troops &#8220;arrayed around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_32_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> and Belarus are as ready as they can be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe that he that he, Mr. Putin and his forces are as ready as they can be and&#8230; they have uncoiled. They&#8217;re ready to go,&#8221; the official warned.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is our assessment that he is fully prepared to conduct a large scale invasion and that that is that is a likely option,&#8221; the official added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would assess that about 80 percent of their forces are in what we would consider forward positions ready to go,&#8221; the official also said, noting that &#8220;if ever we wanted to be wrong, we want to be wrong about this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Fox News&#8217; Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-31\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 12:58:22 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Turkey joins chorus rejecting Russia&#8217;s recognition of Ukraine rebel regions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Turkey, a NATO member which shares a Black Sea border with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_31_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_31_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>, says the &#8220;decision of the Russian Federation to recognize the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk Republics&#8230; constitutes a clear violation of Ukraine&#8217;s political unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We reiterate once again our commitment to the preservation of Ukraine\u2019s political unity and territorial integrity and invite all concerned parties to act with common sense and to abide by international law,&#8221; a statement from Turkey&#8217;s foreign ministry added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-30\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 12:19:36 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nLawmakers urge Biden to get congressional approval before stationing US troops in Ukraine<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\nBipartisan lawmakers \u2013 ranging from members of the far-left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/the-squad\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_30_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Squad<\/a> to the far-right Freedom Caucus \u2013 joined together Tuesday to call on President Biden to receive authorization from Congress before involving U.S. forces in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Peter DeFazio, an Oregon Democrat, and Rep. Warren Davidson, an Ohio Republican, led the diverse group of 43 members of Congress in a letter to Biden, urging him to follow the Constitution when considering deploying U.S. troops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The American people deserve to have a say before we become involved in yet another foreign conflict,&#8221; DeFazio said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Biden on Tuesday announced sanctions against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_30_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/personalities\/vladimir-putin\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_30_article3\" rel=\"noopener\">President Vladimir Putin<\/a> declared the independence of two separatist regions in Ukraine and deployed military forces in what Biden said is the &#8220;beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.&#8221; Biden also authorized additional U.S. forces to the region, but maintained that the United States has &#8220;no intention&#8221; of fighting Russia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/lawmakers-biden-congressional-approval-us-troops-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_30_article4\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nClick here<\/a> to read more on Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-29\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 12:10:43 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Russian media spinning coverage to &#8216;confuse&#8217; the public, experts say<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>As Russia ramps up its invasion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_29_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>, Russian media is ramping up a different picture of the conflict.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Social media has become a battlefield of its own with content produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_29_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian<\/a> media, which is under the control of the Kremlin. Viral videos purportedly showing the Ukrainian military being the aggressors have turned out to be false.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Videos and other content posted on social media \u2026 are part of Russia\u2019s information warfare doctrine,&#8221; former Defense Intelligence Agency officer Rebekah Koffler told Fox News Digital. &#8220;The goal is to favorably predispose Russia\u2019s population to the government\u2019s actions, in this case, military incursion into Ukraine; and to sway foreigners who are sympathetic to Russia, to see the Russian side of the story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/russia-ukraine-crisis-russian-media\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_29_article3\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a><br \/>\n to read more on Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-28\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 11:51:31 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">US ambassador: \u2018Now is not the time to sit on the sidelines\u2019<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield is urging members of the General Assembly Wednesday to \u201cget off of the sidelines and let us together show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_28_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a> that it is isolated and alone in its aggressive actions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us show Russia that every other U.N. member state believes that it is time to de-escalate, to come back to the negotiating table and to work toward peace, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_28_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainians<\/a> can live in security and the tenets of the U.N. charter can be upheld for future generations to come,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thomas-Greenfield also said a larger military conflict in Ukraine could create a massive refugee crisis &#8220;with as many as five million more people displaced by Russia&#8217;s war of choice and putting pressure on Ukraine&#8217;s neighbors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-27\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 11:40:04 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">US ambassador warns UN members from giving Russia \u2018a pass\u2019 on Ukraine<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\nU.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the General Assembly that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_27_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a> is the \u201caggressor\u201d in the current situation unfolding in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_27_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no middle ground here,\u201d she said. \u201cCalling for both sides to de-escalate only gives Russia a pass. Russia is the aggressor here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thomas-Greenfield, referencing Russia\u2019s involvement in eastern Ukraine since 2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/personalities\/vladimir-putin\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_27_article3\" rel=\"noopener\">President Vladimir Putin\u2019s<\/a> speech earlier this week in which he questioned Ukraine\u2019s existence, also said \u201cRussia\u2019s aggression not only threatens all of Ukraine but every member state in the U.N. itself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Putin gave us the clearest indication of his intentions on Monday when he asked the world to travel back in time by more than a 100 years before the United Nations even existed to an age of empires,\u201d Thomas-Greenfield continued. \u201cHe asserted that Russia can recolonize its neighbors and that he will use force to make a farce of the United Nations. The United States rejects that firmly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-26\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 11:29:19 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield addresses General Assembly<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6298604201001#sp=show-clips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to watch on Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-25\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 11:19:49 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Chinese media accidentally posts Communist Party rules on Russia-Ukraine news, hint Taiwan takeover<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\nChinese news media posted instructions to social platforms about how to approach coverage on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_25_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>, including a note of China\u2019s need for Russian &#8220;support&#8221; with Taiwan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One outlet appeared to accidentally post guidelines on what should and should not be published, while an editor from another outlet weighed in with guidance on language and approaches that he believed necessary in walking a fine line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ming Jinwei, senior editor at Xinhua News Agency, wrote in his WeChat blog about how his outlet needed to walk a tight line on its Ukraine coverage, noting that China &#8220;has to back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_25_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a> up with emotional and moral support while refraining from treading on the toes of the United States and European Union.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the future, China will also need Russia\u2019s understanding and support when wrestling with America to solve the Taiwan issue once and for all,&#8221; his post read. Ming said that it &#8220;doesn\u2019t hurt&#8221; to use moderately pro-Russia language.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/chinese-news-media-rules-russia-ukraine-coverage\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_25_article3\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to read more on Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-24\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 10:41:15 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Ukraine foreign minister says crisis is largest in Europe since World War II<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_24_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainian<\/a> Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has told the United Nations Wednesday in New York that \u201cwe are at a critical juncture in world history and our actions today define it for decades to come.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kuleba says his country\u2019s some 40 million residents \u201conly wish to live in peace and prosperity, not in fear, intimidation \u2013 not under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_24_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian<\/a> fire, bombs and shelling.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are currently in the middle of the largest security crisis in Europe since the second world war,\u201d he continued. \u201cThis crisis was created and is being escalated by one side unilaterally \u2013 by the Russian Federation.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia\u2019s accusations of Ukraine are absurd, Ukraine has never threatened or attacked anyone,\u201d Kuleba also said. \u201cUkraine has never planned and does not plan any such action. Ukraine has never planned and does not plan any military offensive in the Donbas [region], neither any provocations or acts of sabotage.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is ultimately absurd to suggest that Ukraine could have prepared or anything like this and waited for months until Russia amassed an enormous military force along our borders to proceed with such plans,&#8221; he added. &#8220;This absurdity defies basic logic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-23\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 10:32:47 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Ukraine confirms new &#8216;mass DDoS attack on state websites in Ukraine&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine&#8217;s Minister of Digital Transformation, says ongoing disruptions of government websites are the result of a \u201cnew mass distributed denial-of-service attack,&#8221; according to Fox News staff on the ground in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_23_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;At about 4 pm, another mass DDoS attack on our state began,&#8221; Fedorov said on the Telegram messaging service. &#8220;We have relevant data from a number of banks, and there are also problems with access to the websites of the Verkhovna Rada [parliament] (already in operation), the Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is due to switching traffic to another provider to minimize the damage from the attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All three websites appeared to be operating again Wednesday after being inaccessible earlier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-22\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 10:16:34 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">UN meets after Putin further invades Ukraine, Russia hit with sanctions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6298604201001#sp=show-clips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to watch on Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-21\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 10:01:28 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Photo shows new military buildup in Russia<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>This Tuesday satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows new deployments of troops and equipment that have been established in rural areas southwest of Belgorod, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_21_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a>, less than 12 miles to the northwest of the border with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_21_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-20\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 09:47:03 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Ukraine government websites hit with fresh cyberattacks: reports<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>The RBC-Ukraine news agency is reporting Wednesday that several government websites have been targeted in a new cyberattack.<\/p>\n<p>The attack is disrupting the websites of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_20_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainian<\/a> parliament, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Cabinet of Ministers, according to reports on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>All three of the websites currently appear inaccessible.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/ukraine-cyberattack-russia-blamed-government-banks-targeted\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_20_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">round of cyberattacks<\/a> brought down websites belonging to Ukraine&#8217;s Ministry of Defense, army and popular banks, with Ukrainian officials suspecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_20_article3\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a> as the culprit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-19\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 09:02:10 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Lithuania, Poland support Ukraine joining the European Union<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\nIn a joint statement Wednesday, Lithuania and Poland &#8212; both close neighbors to Ukraine &#8212; said the eastern European country &#8220;deserves EU candidate status and the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Poland will support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_19_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> in achieving this goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We, the Presidents of Ukraine, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Lithuania \u2013 the Lublin Triangle, gathered in Kyiv on 23 February 2022, express our strongest condemnation of the decision by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_19_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian Federation<\/a><br \/>\n to recognize the quasi-entities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine \u2013 the so-called &#8216;Luhansk People\u2019s Republic&#8217; and &#8216;Donetsk People\u2019s Republic,&#8221; the statement read.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We urge Russia to de-escalate and to withdraw its armed forces deployed around Ukraine\u2019s borders and in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, and to refrain from taking any further military actions,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-18\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 08:34:16 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Ukrainian activist: Russia &#8216;wants to destroy us, destroy our country&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\nSerhii Sternenko discusses what he will do if a further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_18_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian<\/a> invasion occurs and how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_18_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainian<\/a> allies can help the nation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-17\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 08:18:46 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">NATO member Turkey finds itself divided over Russia-Ukraine conflict<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\nTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that \u201cit is not possible for us to give up on either of them&#8221; when speaking about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_17_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_17_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>, its Black Sea neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have economic, military and economic ties with Russia. We also have political, military and economic ties with Ukraine&#8230; Our aim is to take such a step that we can solve this problem without having to give up on neither of them,&#8221; Erdogan continued.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey has repeatedly offered to mediate the tensions between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-16\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 07:32:17 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Eastern Ukraine homes damaged in shelling<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>People look into a destroyed house after shelling earlier this week near the front line, near the city of Novoluhanske in the\u00a0Donetsk\u00a0region of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-15\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 07:20:10 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">S&#038;P 500\u2019s correction could deepen if Ukraine-Russia crisis escalates into outright conflict<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>An armed clash between\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_15_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_15_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a>, coupled with punishing sanctions for Moscow, could push\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. stocks<\/a>\u00a0toward another major loss, according to Goldman Sachs economists.<\/p>\n<p>The S&#038;P 500 entered correction territory Tuesday, down 10% from its last peak, as investors weighed the conflict and fresh U.S. and U.K. sanctions on Russia. For the year, it&#8217;s down over 9%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nIn a note this week, Goldman economist Dominic Wilson said the S&#038;P 500 could drop 6.2% in a scenario in which the crisis escalates and &#8220;outright conflict&#8221; breaks out. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, meanwhile, could plunge 9.6%. The benchmark is already off over 14% this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although Russia\/Ukraine tensions appeared to affect primarily local assets in January, spillovers to global assets have been much more obvious in February,&#8221; the analyst note said. &#8220;If risks flare up further, and we shift to an outright conflict scenario coupled with punitive sanctions, the build in political risk premium would very likely extend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/stock-market-tumble-ukraine-russia-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to read more on Fox Business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-14\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 07:08:40 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Ukrainian resident provides assistance to 200 families<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Hatzalah Ukraine CEO Shlomo Rosilio says that large nations need to abide by their agreements and commitment to protect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_14_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-13\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 06:59:55 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Ukraine tells its citizens in Russia to leave &#8216;immediately&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_13_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine&#8217;s<\/a> Ministry of Foreign Affairs is warning its citizens across the border in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_13_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a> to depart &#8220;immediately&#8221; Wednesday as uncertainty surrounds Russia&#8217;s next military moves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In connection with the intensification of Russian aggression against Ukraine, which, among other things, may lead to significant restrictions on the provision of consular assistance in the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Ukrainian citizens refrain from any trips to the Russian Federation,&#8221; it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;We emphasize that ignoring these recommendations will make it much more difficult to ensure proper protection of Ukrainian citizens in the Russian Federation,&#8221; the statement added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-12\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 06:51:23 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Ukraine sanctions 351 Russians, including lawmakers &#8216;who voted for dismembering Ukraine&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_12_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine&#8217;s<\/a> parliament on Wednesday has approved sanctions against 351 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_12_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Russians<\/a> following Moscow&#8217;s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk breakaway regions, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctions restrict movement into Ukraine and prevent those targeted from access to assets, capital, property and business licenses in the eastern European country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We should&#8230; impose sanctions against criminals, against every deputy of the State Duma of Russia, who voted for dismembering Ukraine,&#8221; lawmaker Iryna Herashchenko was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-11\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 06:18:13 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Ukraine set to impose nationwide state of emergency<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>A state of emergency is set to be imposed across all regions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_11_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>, according to National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_11_article2\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian<\/a><br \/>\n-backed Donetsk and Luhansk breakaway regions are exceptions, where a special status has remained since 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The state of emergency must be approved by parliament, though limited opposition is expected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-10\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 05:43:48 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Putin, in new video, calls Russia\u2019s core interests \u2018non-negotiable\u2019<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Russian President\u00a0Vladimir Putin, in a video address Wednesday, asserted that the country\u2019s core interests were &#8220;non-negotiable&#8221; amid tensions with\u00a0Ukraine\u00a0\u2013 and with the U.S. and other Western nations.<\/p>\n<p>\nBut Putin also said\u00a0Russia\u00a0was &#8220;always open for direct and honest dialogue,&#8221; and was willing to address &#8220;the most difficult issues&#8221; through diplomacy, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Putin\u2019s remarks came on Defenders of the Fatherland Day, the Russian equivalent of Veterans Day in the United States, according to\u00a0Max Seddon, Moscow bureau chief of The Financial Times of Britain.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/putin-video-russia-core-interests-non-negotiable-open-honest-dialogue\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_10_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">here <\/a>to read more on Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-9\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 05:35:52 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Russia, Ukraine &#8216;deepfake&#8217; video, audio are concerns for US intelligence<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>As tensions continue to rise in\u00a0Ukraine\u00a0and\u00a0Russia, U.S. intelligence officials are on the watch for manipulated video and audio that could result in multiple cases of misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0FBI\u00a0continues to wage a campaign against illegal deepfakes, as the technology continues to improve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Audio, video, text and images that are created to show something that didn&#8217;t necessarily happen, or never occurred,&#8221; FBI Cyber Division Unit Chief Pranav Shah said of deepfakes.<\/p>\n<p>Shah tells FOX News the technology, once reserved for cyber wizards, is becoming more user-friendly. He says it is getting easier to make these digital deceptions, and they aren&#8217;t always illegal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/russia-ukraine-deepfake-video-audio-us-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"lb_russia-ukraine:-russia&#039;s-putin-declares-&#039;special-military-operation&#039;-in-ukraine-:-live-updates_postclickthru_9_article1\" rel=\"noopener\">here <\/a>to read more on Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-8\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 05:29:00 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">The pope calls for a de-escalation of tensions in Ukraine<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Russia and Ukraine to take a step back from the threat of war, saying the latest developments \u201cdiscredit international law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, the peace of everyone is threatened by vested interests,&#8221; the pope said.<\/p>\n<p>The Vatican is walking a fine line as the Church has been attempting to reach out to the Russian Orthodox Church and set up a meeting with its leader.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-7\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 05:11:40 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">China accuses Taiwan of trying to stir anti-Beijing sentiment over comparisons with Ukraine<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>After Taiwanese President\u00a0Tsai Ing-wen ordered the island&#8217;s armed forces to be on alert amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Beijing on Wednesday balked at the comparison, calling the move &#8220;self-serving.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Taiwan is not Ukraine,&#8221; Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying\u00a0said, according to Reuters. &#8220;Taiwan has always been an inalienable part of China. This is an indisputable legal and historical fact.&#8221; Taiwan considers itself an independent state.<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson drew parallels between the Russia-Ukraine situation and mainland China and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Ukraine is endangered, the shock will echo around the world,&#8221; he said at the Munich Security Conference. &#8220;And those echoes will be heard in east Asia, will be heard in Taiwan. People would draw the conclusion that aggression pays, and that might is right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beijing sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that could be taken by force if deemed necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\nBeijing Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Ma Xiaoguang accused Taiwan of trying to stir anti-mainland sentiment by playing up &#8220;so-called military threats&#8221; from China, which he called &#8220;self-serving,&#8221; according to the South China Morning Post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-6\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 03:09:27 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">US sanctions won&#8217;t &#8216;solve a thing,&#8217; Russian ambassador to US says<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Sanctions imposed by the White House against Russia \u201ccannot solve a thing&#8221;\u00a0Anatoly Antonov, Russian ambassador to the U.S., told reporters. His response was posted to the embassy&#8217;s Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I don&#8217;t remember a single day when our country lived without any restrictions from the Western world,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We have learned to work in such conditions. And not only to survive, but also to develop our state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &#8220;Anti-Russia sanctions will solve nothing. It is difficult to believe that someone in Washington expects Russia to revise its international political line under the threat of restrictions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, President Biden announced economic sanctions on Russian banks and Moscow officials, including imposing \u201cfull blocking\u201d on two large Russian financial institutions and \u201ccomprehensive sanctions\u201d on Russian debt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-5\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 02:30:25 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Kenyan UN ambassador compares Russia&#8217;s actions in Ukraine to Africa&#8217;s history of colonialism<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Kenyan ambassador to the United Nations Martin Kimani condemned Russia&#8217;s actions late Monday, drawing parallels to colonialism in Africa, the Washington Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis situation echoes our history,\u201d he told the U.N. Security Council in the viral speech. \u201cKenya and almost every African country was birthed by the ending of empire. Our borders were not of our own drawing. They were drawn in the distant colonial metropoles of London, Paris and Lisbon, with no regard for the ancient nations that they cleaved apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-4\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 01:48:56 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Asian stocks rise after Wall Street slide over Putin ordering troops into eastern Ukraine<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Stock markets in Asia rebounded on Wednesday after global stock prices fell Tuesday\u00a0over Vladimir Putin ordering troops into eastern Ukraine and sanctions placed on Moscow by the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrent U.S. sanctions on Russia are less-than-feared by the market,\u201d said Anderson Alves of ActivTrades in a report. Alves noted American officials have more \u201cacute options\u201d including reducing Russia\u2019s access to the SWIFT system for global bank transactions.<\/p>\n<p>\nOn Wednesday, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.6% to 3,476.15 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 0.7% to 23,682.90.The Kospi in Seoul advanced 0.5% to 2,720.20 and Sydney&#8217;s S&#038;P-ASX 200 added 0.5% to 7,196.40.<\/p>\n<p>On Wall Street, the S&#038;P 500 fell to 4,304.76 Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.4% to 33,596.61. The Nasdaq composite lost 1.2% to 13,381.52.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-3\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 01:10:23 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Zelenskyy calls up reservists as Russia recognizes Russian-backed Ukraine territory as independent<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\nUkraine&#8217;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday night announced he would be calling up the country&#8217;s military reservists to active duty but isn&#8217;t ordering a general mobilization because he is seeking a diplomatic solution, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The decision came after Russia recognized the Russian-backed separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk\u00a0as &#8220;independent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must increase the readiness of the Ukrainian army for all possible changes in the operational situation,\u201d Zelenskyy said in a video.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-2\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 00:40:35 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Australia announces sanctions on Russia<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Australia&#8217;s Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday said the country will impose financial sanctions and travel bans on eight members of Russia&#8217;s national security council who he said are helping with the invasion along with two areas of eastern Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists, according to ABC News Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The invasion of Ukraine has effectively already begun. This invasion is unjustified, it&#8217;s unwarranted, it&#8217;s unprovoked and it&#8217;s unacceptable,&#8221;\u00a0the prime minister said. &#8220;Australians always stand up to bullies, and we will be standing up to Russia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article-item\" id=\"post-1\" data-post-id=\"\">\n<p><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Wed Feb 23 2022 00:04:23 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)\"><\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\">Canada announces economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the country&#8217;s first round of &#8220;severe&#8221; economic sanctions against Moscow after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into eastern Ukraine Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow also voted to officially recognize the separatist-backed Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk\u00a0as independent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia\u2019s brazen provocations are a threat to security and peace in the world,\u201d Trudeau said in a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said Canada will sanction members of Russia&#8217;s parliament who voted to recognize the two regions as independent, Canadians will be banned from doing business there and will prohibit dealings with two state-backed Russian banks, according to Reuters. Canadians will also be prohibited from purchasing Russian sovereign debt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am also authorizing the deployment of up to 460 members of the Canadian Armed Forces to Operation Reassurance. This involves more troops to Latvia, as well as the deployment of an additional frigate and maritime patrol aircraft,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putin green lights &#8216;special military operation&#8217;In an address Wednesday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he has decided to green light military operations in Ukraine. \u201cI\u2019ve made the decision to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1896174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1334618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1334618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1896174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1334618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1334618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1334618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}