Ukraine crisis live: Germany shelves Russian gas pipeline after Putin orders troops over border Latest updates: German chancellor says situation ‘has fundamentally changed’; US ambassador to UN says Putin’s claims about ‘peacekeeping’ operation are ‘nonsense’

Ukraine crisis live: Germany shelves Russian gas pipeline after Putin orders troops over border

Latest updates: German chancellor says situation ‘has fundamentally changed’; US ambassador to UN says Putin’s claims about ‘peacekeeping’ operation are ‘nonsense’

Samantha Lock

Ukrainian Armed Forces hold military drills in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops into Russian-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine. Follow the latest news. Photograph: Ukrainian Armed Forces/Reuters