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Highlights
- The situation at the Ukrainian border remained tense after President Vladimir Putin on Feb 21 recognized the sovereignty of the rebel-held Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.
- Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has appealed for help from the international community.
- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said more sanctions are on the way. She said the Russian aggression in Ukraine is an attack on democracy.
The Ukrainian government on Wednesday declared a state of emergency and called on its citizens to immediately leave the territory, stating that a full-scale Russian invasion was imminent.
According to Wall Street Journal, the government is mobilizing soldiers after intelligence reports point to a Russian military offensive in Kyiv as early as Wednesday night.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has appealed for help from the international community at the UN.
On Wednesday, the US rolled out additional measures targeting the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline company. Separately, the EU plans to sanction Russia's defense minister Sergey Shoigu.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said more sanctions are on the way. She said that the Russian aggression in Ukraine is an attack on democracy.
"It's stunning to see in this day and age a tyrant rolling into a country," WSJ quoted her as saying.
After a UN General Assembly session on Wednesday, the Ukrainian foreign minister told the press that he was ready to have contacts with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to discuss the crisis. But Lavrov allegedly declined his requests for talks despite requests for several months, Kuleba claimed.
The situation at the Donbas border remained tense after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb 21 recognized the sovereignty of the rebel-held Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics in an order.
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Russia’s intelligence service blamed for cyberattacks
The White House has blamed Russia's intelligence service, GRU, for the cyberattacks on the Ukrainian government and financial websites.
Ukraine's digital transformation minister Mykhailo Fedorov said websites of several government departments and Ukrainian banks were under cyberattack, affecting public services.
Defence, foreign affairs, and internal affairs ministries were affected by network disruptions.
The US had detected transmitting high volumes of data from known GRU computer infrastructure to Ukraine-based IP addresses, the Journal said quoting deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger.
US officials said while such attacks to disrupt public services are relatively naive, they can create confusion among citizens and destabilize the government.
Moscow has denied the US claims.
Meanwhile, Western companies that operate in Russia and Ukraine brace for huge losses from the potential impact of sanctions. Brent oil traded close to US$100 a barrel.
