How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could play out

Punishing sanctions follow Putin’s deployment of troops into separatist-controlled areas

Ukrainian troops on duty outside Svitlodarsk
Ukrainian troops on duty outside Svitlodarsk
(Image credit: Aykut/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The deployment of Russian troops in two separatist-controlled states in eastern Ukraine has prompted international condemnation and calls for devastating economic sanctions against Moscow.

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