Ruble, the Russian currency has become stronger than it was on the day of the invasion of Ukraine as the government’s pushback to harsh sanctions by the West has borne fruits.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a military operation in Ukraine, with explosions heard across the country and Ukraine’s foreign minister warning a “full –scale-invasion” was under way.
What do we know about the invasion so far?
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President Joe Biden made an impassioned appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to step back from war with Ukraine on Tuesday, speaking starkly of the “needless death and destruction” Moscow could cause and international outrage Putin would face.
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The UK government is urging Britons in Ukraine to leave and advised against all travel there as fears of war in eastern Europe intensify.
The advice was issued by the Foreign Office amid the huge Russian troop build-up.
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Vladimir Putin
President of Russia, Vladimir Putin last week said the coronavirus situation was “under control” in Russia and outbreaks of infection had been contained.
Russia reported 114 cases of coronavirus, up from 93 on Monday, with no fatalities.
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