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East Slavic ethnic group
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodoxy. At around 46 million worldwide, Ukrainians are the second largest Slavic ethnic group after Russians.
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President of Ukraine since 2019
Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war with Russia's annexation of Crimea and invasion of the Donbas, and has continued to serve during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has been ongoing since February 2022.
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Leader of Russia since 1999
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of Russia since 1999.
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Putin warned the West he would deploy nuclear weapons if necessary to defend the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order on Monday to raise the strength of Russian troops by 15,500, bringing the total number of active personnel to 1.55 million.
IN FOCUS: Poland accuses Russia of carrying out a coordinated and multi-faceted campaign of sabotage in a bid to deter Ukraine’s backers, writes James C. Reynolds