POLITICS Putin’s latest warning to Ukraine shows how unlikely a peace deal is

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens to take Ukraine's eastern Donbas region by force, escalating tensions and making a peace deal unlikely.

KEY POINTS -Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would take Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region “by force” if its troops do not leave. -Fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists started long before Russia’s full-scale invasion of 20…