BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has declared a "special military operation", states "Russia cannot feel secure with the threats from Ukraine, we have no other choice but to use the means we are about to announce."

Putin calls on Ukrainian service members to 'lay down their arms and go home', saying those that do will safely return to their families.

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BREAKING: President Biden denounces the Russian invasion of Ukraine that has just begun and vows that the world will hold Putin “accountable” for his “needless aggression against Ukraine and global peace.”

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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister.

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BREAKING: Ukrainian President Zelensky convening security council to impose martial law nationwide as Russian troops invade the country.

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CNN: US President Biden is on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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UPDATE: Ukrainian Army calls on reservists and “and all those who can hold weapons” to attack invading Russian forces. Russia says it has taken out all Ukrainian air defenses.

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BREAKING: Russian forces at the Antonov airport about 15 miles outside of Kyiv. "These troops you can see over here, they are Russian airborne forces. They have taken this airport."

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BREAKING: Ukraine loses control over strategic Hostomel airport near Kyiv and Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Russian forces are making a push towards Kyiv to install a puppet government, according to Pentagon official. -BBC

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BREAKING: President Joe Biden has been presented with a menu of options for the U.S. to carry out massive cyberattacks designed to disrupt Russia’s ability to sustain its military operations in Ukraine. No final decision has been made. (NBC News)

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WATCH BIDEN FULL REMARKS: President Joe Biden gave an address on the situation in Ukraine Thursday afternoon, condemning Russia for invading Ukraine and announcing new sanctions and limitations on what goods can be exported to Russia.

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BREAKING: 10,000 automatic riffles have been handed out to civilians in Kyiv in the last hours- Ukrainian Interior Minister.

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BREAKING: Ukrainian President Zelensky announces mandatory enlistment, calls for full mobilization.

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BREAKING: Russia expected to begin large-scale bombardment of Ukrainian capital Kiev around 03:00am Ukraine time- CNN correspondent citing intelligence report

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BREAKING: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says 137 Ukrainians have been killed and 306 wounded since the start of a full Russian invasion of Ukraine less than 24 hours ago.

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CNN’s team witnessed Russian airborne forces engaging in firefight with Ukrainian soldiers north of Kyiv.

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BREAKING: CNN: President Biden has decided to nominate to the Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The nomination would make her the first ever African-American-women SCOTUS.

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LATEST:
•European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, UK, Canada, U.S. announce they will disconnect certain Russian banks from Swift and will take restrictive measures to prevent the Russian Central Bank from deploying its international reserves to undermine sanctions.

•Russia has ordered its troops to advance in Ukraine "from all directions" as the Ukrainian capital Kyiv imposed a blanket curfew and officials reported 198 civilian deaths.

•In sharp turnaround from earlier stance, Germany says it will send 1,000 anti-tank weapons, 500 'Stinger' surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine.

•Ukraine's Zelensky asks UN to strip Russia of its Security Council vote.

•EU foreign ministers to meet Sunday to discuss more Russia sanctions.

•Polish Deputy Interior Minister Pawel Szefernaker says 100,000 people have crossed the border into Poland from Ukraine since Russia's invasion this week.

•PM Trudeau announces Canada will sanction Putin and Lavrov, says he supports barring Russia from SWIFT banking system.

BREAKING: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian delegation has agreed to meet Russian delegation on the border with Belarus without preconditions.

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