It is the third day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The reports have told of tanks entering border crossings and aircraft bombing airports and military targets well inside the country. It is clear that these actions by Russia is unwanted and uncalled for even taking into account the two separatist regions. There are no armed conflicts within Ukraine. Ukraine should have the right to work out its own problems with these separatist regions.
More over there are no guarantees that Russia will stop its invasion of Ukraine once security is restored to these separatist regions. In fact Putin explicitly calls for the government of Ukraine to surrender. It's open war against an independent European country!
There are around 400 Filipino workers in Ukraine according to our embassy. The plan is to evacuate them to Poland and Polish authorities have allowed this even if they don't have a visa.
The United States and the European Union are implementing a series of economic sanctions against Russia and Putin. European dependence on Russian oil is a worry. NATO spokesman said that the military agreement between the US and Europe have never been stronger.
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