Russia-Ukraine crisis: Will Putin’s troops stop in eastern Ukraine?
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Will Vladimir Putin's troops withdraw from eastern Ukraine in the midst of the Russia-Ukraine crisis?
The world is watching to see what happens in Ukraine now that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian forces to move into breakaway regions in the country's east. India Today's Senior Executive Editor Gaurav Sawant brings you the ground report from Donetsk, where the Russian move to send troops is seen as a prelude to a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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In the course of a dramatic few hours on Monday evening, Putin declared Russia's recognition of the independence of two self-proclaimed and pro-Russian republics in eastern Ukraine, and then announced the deployment of Russian troops to the region on a "peacekeeping" mission.
Many people believe that sending troops into the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic — areas in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region backed by Russia — is a precursor to a full-scale invasion.
