- Title: TIMELINE: Putin's key moments in Ukraine as war enters 4th year
- Date: 24th June 2023
- Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a special military operation in Ukraine's Donbas region in the early hours of February 24, 2022, and told the Ukrainian military to lay down their weapons and go home. In a special televised address on Russian state TV, Putin said Russia had been left with no choice but to defend itself against what he said were threats emanating
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- Country: Russia
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- Reuters ID: LVA001252024062023RP1
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