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Russia's Upper House Grants Putin Request to Use Troops in Eastern Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves after a news conference following his meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (Sergey Guneev/Sputnik via AP)

Tuesday, 22 February 2022 11:24 AM EST

Russia's upper house of parliament unanimously voted on Tuesday to approve a request by President Vladimir Putin to deploy Russia's armed forces abroad for what it described as a peacekeeping mission in two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine.

The decision takes immediate effect, one of the lawmakers said as they discussed the motion.

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Russia's upper house of parliament unanimously voted on Tuesday to approve a request by President Vladimir Putin to deploy Russia's armed forces abroad for what it described as a peacekeeping mission in two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine.
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Tuesday, 22 February 2022 11:24 AM
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