Putin's tanks and '10,000 troops' invade Ukraine 'breakaway' areas
And he said the US would immediately block the Russian government from using Western financial markets to raise money.
Russia said it was assisting "peacekeeping" in the rebel-held areas following disputed claims of shelling by Ukrainian forces. This includes areas in eastern Ukraine which are currently held by Ukrainian forces on the other side of the 250-mile entrenched "contact line". “Nobody can assert that the Ukrainian regime, starting with the state coup of 2014, represents all the people who live on the territory of the Ukrainian state,” he said.
White House spokesman Jen Psaki said: "We have anticipated a move like this from Russia and are ready to respond immediately."
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