Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian army to launch what Moscow called a peacekeeping operation in the breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after urging the Russian federal assembly and people to support the government’s decision to recognise the two areas as independent.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline