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      <text>Kazakhstan says around 98,000 Russians have entered the country by land and air since Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered a military mobilization. </text>
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    <text>Kazakhstan says that around 98,000 Russian civilians have entered the country by land and air since Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered a military mobilization. </text>
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      <text>The referendums on the entry of the Lugansk People's Republic, Donetsk People's Republic, occupied parts of Kherson Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast into Russia as federal subjects will be held from September 23 to 27. </text>
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      <text>The referendums on the entry of the Lugansk People's Republic, Donetsk People's Republic, Kherson Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast into Russia as a federal subjects will be held from September 23 to 27. </text>
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      <text>The referendums on the entry of the Lugansk People's Republic, Donetsk People's Republic and Kherson Oblast into Russia as a federal subjects will be held from September 23 to 27. </text>
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      <text>The referendums on the entry of the Lugansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic into Russia as a federal subjects will be held from September 23 to 27. </text>
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    <text>It is announced that the referendums on the entry of the Luhansk People's Republic, the Donetsk People's Republic, and the occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts into Russia as federal subjects will be held from September 23 to 27. </text>
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      <text>Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a decree allowing all Ukrainians to become fast-track Russian citizens, which previously only applied to those living in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic. </text>
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      <text>Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a decree allowing all Ukrainians to become Russian citizens. </text>
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    <text>Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a decree extending a fast-track process to obtain Russian citizenship to all Ukrainians, which previously only applied to those living in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic. </text>
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      <text>UN Secretary General António Guterres visits Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Before the meeting, he calls for a ceasefire to end the war. </text>
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      <text>UN Secretary General António Guterres visits Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the meeting, he calls for a ceasefire to end the war. </text>
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    <text>UN Secretary-General António Guterres visits Moscow in order to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Before the meeting, Guterres calls for a ceasefire to end the war. </text>
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    <text>Russian President Vladimir Putin orders the Federal Security Service to arrest Rosgvardiya Deputy Chief General Roman Gavrilov. </text>
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    <text>The office of French President Emmanuel Macron states that during a phone call with the Russian President, &quot;Putin confirmed his willingness to make commitments&quot; to stop attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure and secure major roadways. </text>
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      <date>2022-02-18</date>
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      <text>The Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic post evacuation announcement videos through their official Telegram feeds. The videos appear to be pre-recorded 2 days prior. </text>
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      <text>The Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic order mandatory evacuations of civilians from their respective capital cities. Namely, their namesake cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. </text>
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    <text>The Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic order mandatory mass evacuations of civilians from their respective capital cities, Donetsk and Luhansk. Around 700,000 people are expected to be evacuated to Russia with the first buses carrying civilians to the Russian border already travelling to Rostov Oblast. Russian President Vladimir Putin orders lump-sum allowances of 10,000 rubles (130 US dollars) to be paid to refugees from Donbas. </text>
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      <text>Senior British officials claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin has now decided to invade Ukraine following &quot;changes in the last 24 hours&quot;. </text>
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      <text>Senior British officials say Russian President Vladimir Putin has now decided to invade Ukraine following &quot;changes in the last 24 hours&quot;. </text>
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    <text>Senior British officials say that Russian President Vladimir Putin has now decided to invade Ukraine following &quot;changes in the last 24 hours&quot;. </text>
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    <text>The State Duma of Russia passes a bill to officially recognise the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic in Eastern Ukraine as independent states. The bill has been sent to President Vladimir Putin for final approval. </text>
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      <text>US President Joe Biden states that a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine will result in a more severe penalty than a &quot;minor incursion&quot; as he predicts that Russian President Vladimir Putin &quot;will move in [on Ukraine]; he has to do something.&quot; </text>
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    <text>US President Joe Biden says a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine will result in a more severe penalty than a &quot;minor incursion&quot; as he predicts that Russian President Vladimir Putin &quot;will move in [on Ukraine]; he has to do something&quot;. </text>
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    <name>Reuters</name>
    <day>4</day>
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    <month>10</month>
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    <title>Russia's Federation Council ratifies annexation of four Ukrainian regions</title>
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  <subtext>The upper house of Russia's parliament voted on Tuesday to approve the incorporation of four Ukrainian regions into Russia, as Moscow sets about formally annexing territory it sized from Kyiv during its seven-month conflict.</subtext>
  <text>The Federation Council of Russia unanimously approves the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia. It now goes for final signing into effect by President Vladimir Putin. </text>
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