UN security council members denounce Putin’s order to send troops into Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine; president Volodymyr Zelenskiy calls for peace and vows not to cede territory in TV address
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Ukraine’s president used a televised address in the early hours of Tuesday to accuse Russia of wrecking peace talks and has ruled out making any territorial concessions.
Zelenskiy added Ukraine was committed to peace and diplomacy after Russia formally recognised two Russian-backed separatist regions as independent on Monday evening.
