Protesters hold up posters in front of the Russian Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine
When Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized troops to cross the border with Ukraine into areas controlled by Russian-backed separatists, the White House initially refrained from calling it an invasion. That changed on Tuesday, and major allies in Europe joined in saying Putin had crossed a red line. Putin said on Monday that Russia had recognized the independence of the rebel regions in 2014 “within the borders they declared their independence”. It constitutes the territory occupied by the Ukrainian Army. Putin also issued a decree authorizing the use of peacekeepers in that area, although Russian officials did not confirm that the troops had crossed the border in response to the decree. After publicly saying that Russia has invaded Ukraine again, the question remains how far Biden will go in answering that. It has made it clear that it will not send US troops to Ukraine, but on Tuesday said it has ordered US troops based in Europe to move three NATO members who feel most vulnerable to a potential Russian attack: Estonia. , Latvia and Lithuania.
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