‘War, destruction and death’: U.N. Security Council members slam Russia’s Ukraine escalation

In this image made from UNTV video, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield makes a statement after an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine, at the U.N. headquarters, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. | AP

U.N. Security Council members had one clear message for Russian President Vladimir Putin: We know what you’re up to, and you need to quit it now — or else.

Putin escalated the crisis he started by sending so-called peacekeepers into two Russian-backed breakaway territories inside Ukraine that he formally recognized as “independent” earlier on Monday. The global community has quickly mobilized to respond, announcing some sanctions and teasing

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