EXPLAINER: What’s happening with Russia and Ukraine, and how is the United States involved?

MILWAUKEE – The U.S. State Department says more than 100,000 Russian troops have been stationed along the Ukrainian border, stoking fears of an armed invasion .

“Well over 100,000,” said U.S. State Department official Robin Dunnigan. “With more troops and weaponry on the way.”

Dunngan is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central and Eastern Europe at the U.S. State Department. She says the United States is still working towards a peaceful resolution.“In all of these conversations, we are urging Russia to take the diplomatic path,” she said.But Russia’s intentions are less clear. Dunnigan says Russia wants guarantees that Ukraine will never […]

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