Russian lawmakers have authorized President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside the country — a move that could presage a broader attack on Ukraine.
European leaders say Russia has already moved troops into separatist-held areas of Eastern UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin is seen in Moscow on Monday. On Tuesday, he received authorization from Russian lawmakers to use force outside the country.
Putin said the crisis could be resolved if Kyiv recognizes Russia's sovereignty over Crimea — the Black Sea peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014 — and renounces its bid to join NATO and partially demilitarizes. The West has decried the annexation of Crimea as a violation of international law and has previously flatly rejected permanently barring Ukraine from NATO.
Activists holding placards depicting Putin and with the words, 'Empire must die,' rally outside the Russian Embassy in Kyiv on Tuesday.
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