Moscow: US President Joe Biden has stated that the attack on Ukraine by Russia is ‘unprovoked and unjustified.’
On Thursday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin had announced a ‘military operation’ on Ukraine. They called on soldiers there to lay down their arms, defying Western outrage and global appeals not to launch a war.
Vladimir Putin has made this surprise statement on telivision and has expressed his intentions clearly.
“I have made the decision of a military operation,” he said shortly before 6:00am (0300 GMT) in Moscow, as he vowed retaliation against anyone who interfered.
He also asked Ukraine military to lay down its arms.
His statement came after the Kremlin said rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine had asked Moscow for military help against Kyiv.
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