The Leader podcast: What happens now Russia has “invaded” Ukraine?

A tank drives along a street in Donetsk
A tank drives along a street in Donetsk
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Rachelle Abbott22 February 2022

The UK has warned that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has already started.

It comes after Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as independent states and ordered in what he claimed were Russian “peacekeeping” troops.

Boris Johnson has announced sanctions against five Russian banks and three “very high net wealth” individuals under his “first barrage” of measures over the Ukrainian incursion.

Dr Julie Norman, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at University College London and the Co-Director of the UCL Centre on US Politics explains the potential impact.

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