Russia Orders Troops Into Ukraine Territories

The Kremlin published decrees ordering Russia’s defense ministry to deploy troops to carry out “peacekeeping functions” in two Russia-backed separatist territories that have loomed large in the conflict over Ukraine, the New York Times reports.

Politico: “The order will immediately reconfigure the European security landscape as capitals across the continent scramble to respond to the reality that has long faced them — a large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.”

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is happening.