Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his invasion of Ukraine will achieve what he called its "noble" aims.<br /><br />Speaking alongside Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko, from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Mr Putin claimed that a clash with Ukraine had become "inevitable".<br /><br />Mr Putin said he had been left with no choice but to launch the invasion in a bid to protect the Russian speaking Donbas region.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Lithuania’s parliament that Russia was a threat to Europe as a whole, not just to Ukraine.<br /><br />The BBC’s Anna Foster reports from Ukraine.<br /><br />#Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews
