The Government of Ukraine is poised to declare a national state of emergency after Russian forces entered the east of the country to take up positions around Donetsk and Luhansk.
And President Voldymyr Zelensky is urging as many as 3 million Ukrainians living in Russia…to evacuate as soon as possible.
He's also giving Ukrainian citizens the right to carry weapons and engage in self-defense in the event of a Russian invasion.
Reporter Julia Chapman is in Rostov in the southern region of Russia where more than 7 thousand people have arrived after traveling in the other direction…from eastern Ukraine.
IN: "Well state media…."
OUT: "…if ever"
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The EU has announced wide-ranging sanctions against Russia.
Reporter Rosie Birchard is at the European Commission building in Brussels.
IN: "The European Union…."
OUT: "….a stir"
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