The Russian government says it has not invaded Ukraine, rather is retaking the areas of Donbas that are under the control of the Ukrainian military, and since it has recognized the independence of this region, it seeks to follow the treaty of friendship cooperation and partnership signed with these two separatist provinces and take back the rest of the occupied territories from the Ukrainian

On Thursday morning, as multi-pronged attack on several Ukrainian cities began, Kyiv accused Russia’s Putin of ‘war of aggression’.