Russian forces launch invasion of Ukraine with strikes on defences

Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine and landed troops on its coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in the east.

Ukraine-Russia Standoff

A diplomatic resolution to the standoff between Ukraine and Russia is being sought as French president Emmanuel macron visits Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow then to Kiev capital of Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky. Also president Joe Biden is meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the white house as more US soldiers…