Explosions have been heard in or near multiple cities in Ukraine - including the capital Kyiv. It comes as just over two hours ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the military action. Suzanne Lynch, Journalist with politico Europe, and Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University brought us up to date with the latest.

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