Russian-backed separatists evacuate residents from east Ukraine
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Leaders of self-proclaimed breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine announce plan to evacuate residents to Russia.

And yet:

Without providing evidence, Denis Pushilin, the separatist leader in Donetsk, accused Ukraine of preparing to attack the two regions soon – an accusation Kyiv said was false.

“There are no orders to liberate our territories by force,” said Ukraine’s top security official, Oleksiy Danilov.

What a strange and unbelievable accusation. Why would Ukraine launch an attack while Russian troops are on combat readiness a few kilometres across the border?

The Russians are there in the first place because the Ukrainians have been shelling the Easterm regions since 2015, violating a ceasefire agreement. This has become more aggressive in the past couple of months. As to an invasion, I can not speak to that.

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“Ukrainian invasion”? There really should be a rule against editorializing headlines.

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