After months of tension and weeks of diplomatic meetings, Russia invaded Ukraine. Shellings intensified on Monday after two separatist regions were recognized by Russian President Vladimir Putin as an independent region. He later deployed more troops.
In response to the developing crisis in Ukraine, Western countries and Japan have since imposed sanctions. Reports are that the 27-nation group is freezing assets and imposing visa bans on high-ranking officials that include not only the heads of Russia’s army, navy, and air force, but President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff, and the editor-in-chief of state-run English language television channel RT, according to the EU’s official journal.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has also joined the conversation, releasing a statement on Russia’s military action against Ukraine:
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