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Ukraine Christian Sounds Alarm on Putin's Ambitions

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Britain is considering a new round of sanctions on Russia for its involvement in the Ukraine conflict.

The West has long accused Russia of backing separatists in Eastern Ukraine with soldiers and weapons. Russia continues to deny the claim.

Meanwhile, in the United States, top Republican and Democratic leaders are asking President Barack Obama to send lethal weapons to Ukraine in its fight against pro-Russian rebels.

House Speaker John Boehner called the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine a "grotesque violation of international law." More than 6,000 people have died in the conflict since last April.

CBN News spoke with Ruslan Maliuta, a prominent Ukrainian evangelical leader and founder of Ukraine Without Orphans, and Karen Springs, an American who has lived in Ukraine for 10 years. Springs works for CBN's Orphan's Promise ministry in Kiev.

Maliuta said Putin's territorial ambitions don't end with just Ukraine.

"My personal opinion is that Putin will not stop and we just need to realize that," he told CBN News. "Putin will not stop just with the Eastern part of Ukraine, he's not going to stop with Mariupol, he's not going to stop with Ukraine...If a country has a border with Russia they should be concerned."

Watch more of Maliuta and Springs' analysis and how the church around the world can pray for the situation in Ukraine and Russia.

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Born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and of Indian descent, CBN News’ Senior International Correspondent and Co-Anchor, George Thomas, has been traveling the globe for more than 20 years, finding the stories of people, conflicts, and issues that must be told. He has reported from more than 100 countries and has had a front-row seat to numerous global events of our day. George’s stories of faith, struggle, and hope combine the expertise of a seasoned journalist with the inspiration of a deep calling to tell the stories of the people behind the news. “I’ve always liked discovering & exploring new