Today we're talking about Russia's steps into Ukraine and the world's response, some

big sporting headlines and other top news for Wednesday, February 23rd.

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Well, it looks like Russia has invaded Ukraine.

Unless, of course, you ask Russia.

Through some careful politicking, Russia is making the case that they haven't technically

invaded.

On Monday, Putin declared two regions of Ukraine as independent.

So then, when he ordered troops to enter his peacekeepers, he wasn't invading Ukraine.

He was sending troops to a territory that was formerly Ukraine.

But even that subtle distinction is unlikely to last very long.

Yesterday, the Russian parliament voted unanimously to give Putin sweeping authority to deploy

troops further into Ukraine.

The White House isn't happy.

Yesterday, President Biden announced a round of sanctions that effectively prevent Russian

banks from making transactions using the US dollar, which just happens to be the global

reserve currency.

The US also sanctioned several Russian oligarchs and Putin's inner circle, pulled the US embassy

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