Vladimir Putin

Oil prices broke through the $100 per barrel mark immediately after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the 'military operation' in Ukraine.

United States President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a statement condemning his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin's decision to go ahead with the invasion of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced 'special military operation aimed at demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine.

"I believe that Russia should be among those countries that provide clear security guarantees," Zelenskyy added, according to news agency Reuters.

Asianet Newsable spoke to Dr Swaran Singh, Professor for Diplomacy and Disarmament at the Jawaharlal Nehru University to understand the dynamics in eastern Ukraine closely

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued an order to mobilise reservists amid heightened Ukraine-Russia tensions after Russia instructed its forces to prepare to control rebel-held territories in the country's east.

To understand Russian President Vladimir Putin's gameplan behind recognizing the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics from eastern Ukraine, Asianet Newsable reached out to Dr Sandeep Tripathi, foreign expert, and president of Forum for Global Studies.

Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that if he was still in the White House, Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have dared to invade Ukraine. He also threatened Taiwan, claiming that Chinese President Xi Jinping would act shortly.

As per Russian law, the armed forces can be used outside its territory if the Federation Council gives their nod, with only a few exceptions in cases of emergency.

Britain will use newly approved parliamentary powers to impose pre-planned sanctions on "Russian individuals and entities of strategic importance to the Kremlin," Johnson said.