Putin Orders Russian Troops Into Ukraine ‘For Peacekeeping’

The crisis between Russia and Ukraine took a new dimension on Monday when President Vladimir Putin ordered his defense ministry to send troops into Ukraine.

According to the Russian leader, the troops are to maintain peace in two breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.

According to a decree published, Putin has said Moscow would recognise the independence of the regions.

The decree says the troops are to remain in the territory until both separatist states sign treaties about “friendship, co-operation, and mutual aid”.

According to Financial Times, the White House said President Joe Biden would soon issue an executive order that would ban new investment, trade and financing by US people and entities in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine.