Vladimir Putin declares two separatist control regions of Ukraine independent and sends in troops.

The Biden administration backs away from harsh sanctions, and Justin Trudeau's crackdown on dissent in Canada isn't over yet.

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his has solidified his control over the Russian-backed separatist territories in Ukraine,

Densk and Luhansk. The history of these regions will go into in just one second. Bottom line is

this. One of the chief goals that Putin had when this conflict broke out was change the goalpost.

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