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As Russia unleashes war in Ukraine, world leaders condemn attack

Overnight, Russia began a large-scale attack on Ukraine, with explosions reported in multiple cities and far outside the restive eastern regions held by Russian-backed rebels.

LONDON — As explosions battered Ukraine on Thursday, grim-faced world leaders decried Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch an unprovoked military invasion on a continent that many thought had long ago shaken off the scourge of war.

“President Putin of Russia has unleashed war in our European continent,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a somber video address. “Innumerable missiles and bombs have been raining down on an entirely innocent population.”

Joining a chorus of leaders vowing to impose harsh economic sanctions

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