‘We will make it as difficult as possible for the Kremlin’, says EU Commission President

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said they "will make it as difficult as possible for the Kremlin" amid the Ukraine crisis with Russia.

A Russian invasion of Ukraine is already underway, the White House said after the Kremlin ordered troops into two separatist-controlled regions in Donbass.

Russia’s upper parliamentary house has approved Vladimir Putin’s request for permission to deploy troops abroad, including to eastern Ukraine – where two separatist groups were formally recognised by the Russian president on Monday.

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