Still, Putin acknowledged the "special military operation'' he refuses to call a war "could be a lengthy process.” Putin dismissed concerns that he would use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, calling ...

Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis. ABC News. Video. Live. Shows. Shop. ... The attack began Feb. 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation." ...

Putin has said the nuclear weapons would be sent in July and remain under Russian control. CIA warned Ukraine in June 2022 not to attack Nord Stream pipelines, report says ...

Putin appears at massive Moscow rally, praises Russian military: LIVE UPDATES. Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared Friday at a massive rally in Moscow as his invasion of Ukraine continues.

It could be a reference to the regional war Putin initiated in 2022. Russia does not directly refer to its invasion of Ukraine as a war, instead usually calling it “a special military operation ...

Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, in a move Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called a "war against the whole of Europe." The US, EU and UK have imposed economic sanctions on Russia ...

Putin announced overnight on Feb. 24 that his country would launch a military operation in eastern Ukraine as the United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting to discuss Moscow ...

He said the Russian military operation aims to ensure a “demilitarization” of Ukraine. Putin said all Ukrainian servicemen who lay down arms will be able to safely leave the zone of combat.

A demonstrator holds a sign during an anti-war protest in St. Petersburg, Russia, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in eastern Ukraine, February 24, 2022. The ...

Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus and a close ally of Putin's, said Thursday that troops from his country could be used in further Russian military operations in Ukraine if necessary ...

On Thursday morning, Putin ordered the invasion, calling it a “special military operation.” But as explosions echoed, Ukraine officials described the Russian aggression for what it really was.