The world is watching the Russian “special military operation” in Ukraine with bated breath as the slightest misstep can potentially end in such a way that would send shockwaves across the globe.

On February 24, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine saying the move was provoked by NATO's eastward expansion and refusal to give security guarantees to Russia.

Russia says it is pulling back its troops from near the Ukrainian border, however, extensive military drills continue while some units are returning to their bases.

The Pentagon called on Moscow to “stand down” on Ukraine after the United States ratcheted up tensions with a claim that Russia is about to invade its neighbor.

Germany refuses to send weapons to Ukraine amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine despite other NATO members having agreed to export weapons directly to Ukraine.

Kazakhstan’s president says a Russia-led military alliance will start leaving after helping quell “foreign-backed” protests in the oil-rich Central Asian country.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he would not hesitate to invite Russian troops to the country in the event of an extraordinary foreign threat.

The US military dispatches additional troops and armored vehicles to oil-rich eastern Syria.

The Russian military says US supports terrorist attacks in Syria’s southern al-Tanf region to impede the war-torn country’s reconstruction process.

A Russian major general dies and two other servicemen are injured after a roadside bomb ripped through a Russian military convoy near eastern Syrian city of Dayr al-Zawr.