Ukraine-Russia crisis, what happens today: the latest news

The crisis between Ukraine and Russia worsens. Winds of war in the Donbass where violations of the ceasefire have been reported for several days. During the night, artillery shells would have reached Donetsk and other cities. Evidence suggests Moscow is planning “the biggest war in Europe since 1945”, according to British Prime Minister Johnson. Putin will speak with Macron today. While US President Joe Biden has convened the National Security Council, on the basis of information that Moscow could “launch an attack on Ukraine at any time”. 9.30 am – Russia has welcomed tens of thousands of people fleeing the conflict in eastern Ukraine. According to the state news agency Tass, Minister of Civil Defense Alexander Chupriyan said that 40,000 Ukrainian citizens residing in the pro-Russian separatist republics in Donbass arrived in Russia’s southern Rostov region and were housed in 92 emergency shelters. 9 – US President Joe Biden has called a National Security Council meeting today on the situation in Ukraine. This was stated by the White House. Biden’s national security team reiterated warnings that Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine at any time, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said, adding that the U.S. president was monitoring developments and was briefed on the talks of Vice President Kamala Harris with allies at the Munich Security Conference. 8.30 AM – The West “must stop Moscow” British Foreign Minister, Liz Truss, said in an interview with the “Daily Mail” . “We have to stop Putin. His ambition will not only lead him to take control of Ukraine, but he wants to turn time back to the mid-1990s or even earlier,” she added. According to Truss, the former Soviet republics risk being engulfed by Putin’s ambitions to create a USSR-style “Greater Russia”, and she warned that the Baltic states could be the Russian leader’s next target. Similarly, Truss warned Vladimir Putin that if he invades Ukraine, “he could trigger the end of his 23 years of rule.” ORE 8- Continued overnight attacks in Donbass. According to reports from the Russian agency Tass, the Ukrainian armed forces (Afu) attempted to attack the positions of the pro-Russian republic of Luhansk (LPR) by destroying five residential buildings.