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Putin orders Russian military to act as ‘peacekeepers’ in Ukraine regions President Vladimir Putin orders troops into Ukraine to act as peacekeepers in two breakaway regions of Ukraine, just hours after he recognised them as independent states. Putin’s recognition of the separatist republics as independent effectively buries a fragile 2015 peace plan for the conflict and opens the door for direct Russian military involvement. In two official decrees, Putin instructed the defence ministry to assume…

Russian President Vladimir Putin says modern Ukraine is part of Russia & should be divided. Putin said that modern Ukraine was created by Communist Russia during a live TV address on Monday. He also said he would sign an order “in the near future” recognising two separatist republics in eastern Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic. Biden agrees Ukraine deal with Putin brokered by President Macron Modern Ukraine is part of…

The UK has been hit by its third storm – Storm Franklin – today and it is battering the UK with strong winds and heavy rain.

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to a summit over Ukraine, the U.S. and French leaders said.

Russia invasion of Ukraine ‘highly likely’ says Liz Truss – amid agreed talks with President Biden and Putin on Thursday.

The Independent – PM: Scrapping Covid rules is moment of pride

Metro – The Queen has Covid – keeps calm and carries on

The Queen will work from home at Windsor while she battles COVID-19, The Sun says.

The Guardian – last-ditch talks as fears of Ukraine war intensifies

Daily Express – Queen catches Covid in Castle outbreak

Daily Mirror – Queen catches Covid but she carries on

The Metro says Tottenham striker Harry Kane is willing to see out his contract at the club before leaving on a free transfer in 2024 if Daniel Levy continues to play hardball over his future at the club.

The Metro says Vladimir Putin has officially ordered Russian commanders to proceed with an invasion of Ukraine, a new report claims.

The Independent says a military aircraft has crashed near a school in Tabriz, Iran, killing both its pilots and at least one person on the ground, according to state media reports.

The Guardian says The sister of the Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff and her husband were found dead in Florida in what investigators said was an apparent murder-suicide.

The Guardian says The west has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan and its own reputation by imposing a policy of starvation on the country, according to David Miliband.

The Independent says a man has been charged with murder in Australia after allegedly using a saw to amputate a 66-year-old man’s leg as part of a suspected “arrangement” between the pair.

The Metro says The French fashion agent linked to Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in prison in between patrols for vulnerable inmates, it has been claimed.

The Guardian says Millions of patients in England face dangerously long waits for mental health care unless ministers urgently draw up a recovery plan to tackle a “second pandemic”

The Independent says Britons have been warned to brace for strengthening winds and lashing rain as Storm Franklin moves in overnight.

The Metro says Frustrated travellers have had to wait as long as four hours to collect their bags at Heathrow Airport this weekend as Storm Eunice continues to cause chaos.

The Metro says Adele and boyfriend Rich Paul looked as smitten as ever as they enjoyed a date at the NBA All-Star game last night.

Monday’s front pages.

BBC News says Boris Johnson says his “living with Covid” plan will return people’s freedom as he prepares to scrap the legal duty to self-isolate in England.

France24 says the US has warned the UN it has information that Russia has lists of Ukrainians “to be killed or sent to camps”.