Ukraine braces for a potential conflict with Russia as the West moves to impose new sanctions on Moscow.
and told their compatriots that the possibility of an invasion was low, but that they were ready to face any threat.
On Tuesday residents in the capital Kyiv continued to go about their usual business, enjoying warm wintry weather. Women sold tulips on the side of the road in the city’s center, while metro trains were packed at the start of a work day. Kyiv residents ride the subway in Ukraine's capital Tuesday morning as life appears to run as normal.“Why should Russia recognize ? If neighbors come to you and say, ‘This room will be ours,’ would you care about their opinion or not? It’s your flat, and it will be always your flat,” Maria Levchyshchyna, a 48-year-old painter in the Ukrainian capital, told The Associated Press.
Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions, collectively known as the Donbass, broke away from Kyiv in 2014 and proclaimed themselves independent “people’s republics.”that has claimed thousands of lives and remains unresolved. Although Russia has denied its military presence in the region, it’s been accused of propping up the separatists with weapons and financial support.
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