He's already ordered Russian troops to go in as peacekeepers to defend his made-up puppet countries.

Now, keep in mind last week, Secretary Blinken warned that such a move would necessitate a swift and firm response from the United States in full coordination with our allies and partners, swift and firm.

So immediately after this announcement, the United States

brought the hammer down on not Vladimir Putin. Instead, we will impose limited economic

sanctions on the two separatist regions, but would stop short of imposing any penalties

directly on Russia for now. That's right. We're cracking down on the economy of eastern Ukraine.

So get ready for higher prices on bleak.

Well, the truth behind the joke, will the West step up with tougher sanctions now that Russian

President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops

inside Ukraine. Some call it an invasion has begun. Straight ahead, we'll have live reporting

from on the ground in full analysis, but first the very latest developments breaking right now.

The European Union meets to decide which sanctions to fire off now and which to

save in case things get worse. France, Italy, Turkey, South Korea, all slamming the Kremlin's

aggression as China calls for restraint. Britain's prime minister is bracing for the economic fallout

while looking for new ways to prop

up Ukraine's military. Moscow's reaction to all of it? We're used to sanctions. While Ukraine

issues a warning to the world, Putin's action put everyone in danger and he may not stop at Ukraine.

So here's how we got to where we are this morning. Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into eastern Ukraine,

drawing condemnation from world leaders and the UN Security Council. The move came after

Putin signed a decree formally recognizing two enclaves

in Ukraine's Donbass region as independent. Danex and Lujanks are on the Russian border

and have been controlled by Russian-backed separatists since 2014. In a nationally televised

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