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Spokesperson says it is unacceptable to 'use the word occupation to describe Russia's operation'
The approval also allows the Russian leader to deploy 'peacekeepers' to two breakaway Ukrainian regions
Russian military says five people were killed when the Ukrainian saboteurs were thwarted
Pentagon says US flight crews were flying in international airspace at time of intercepts
Beijing says Washington is 'playing up the threat of warfare and creating tension'
Moscow has over 100,000 troops massed near Ukraine, but has repeatedly denied any plans to invade
Francis spoke a day after US president told Russia's Putin West would respond decisively to any invasion of Ukraine
Secretary of State Blinken urges Moscow to de-escalate ‘rather than escalate’
The submarine was spotted during Moscow's naval exercises
Top Russian, British diplomats debate at news conference after meeting in Moscow