President Joe Biden imposed further sanctions against Russia on Thursday in response to the nation’s invasion of Ukraine, alleging that...

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, said that Russia will launch “a special military operation” to “demilitarize” Ukraine, which means that Russia is now at war with Ukraine. Before 5am in Kyiv time, Putin said that NATO was putting Russia’s existence at risk and that he would send Russian troops into Ukraine to protect it. Declaring that Luhansk Oblast and Donetsk Oblast are independent states comes a few days after Russia recognized them as separate states on Feb. 21. This is the second time Russia has done this.  Russia has been taking over parts of Ukraine and the peninsula of Crimea since 2014. People who were put in charge of occupied areas in eastern Ukraine after the “recognition” asked Russia to protect them from the supposed attack by the Ukrainian army, which there has been no proof of. Responding to their speech, Putin said that the “special military operation” was going to start right away. Russia’s reason for the attack: According to President Putin, People in Ukraine who...