US, NATO, UN Respond to Russian Operation in Donbass

• US, NATO, UN Respond to Russian Operation in Donbass
  by https://www.rt.com/
  The international community has condemned Moscow after the Russian president announced a special operation in newly-recognized Donbass.
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  Representatives of the United States, NATO, the UN, as well as several western states have decried Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a “special military operation” in the Donbass region.
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  After President Putin responded to military assistance requests from the Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (LPR) People’s Republics in the Donbass by launching a “special military operation” in the region early on Thursday, US President Joe Biden said he would hold Russia “responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring.”
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  “The United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable,” President Biden said in a statement, adding that he would be “praying for the brave and proud people of Ukraine.”
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  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg condemned Moscow’s “reckless and unprovoked attack on Ukraine” and accused Russia of risking “countless civilian lives.”
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  “Once again, despite our repeated warnings and tireless efforts to engage in diplomacy, Russia has chosen the path of aggression against a sovereign and independent country,” Stoltenberg claimed, calling Putin’s special military operation “a grave breach of international law” and “a serious threat to Euro-Atlantic security.”
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  Stoltenberg concluded by calling on Moscow to “cease its military action immediately and respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
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  United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Putin to stop Russian “troops from attacking Ukraine” and said, “Give peace a chance. Too many people have already died.”
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