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"Until yesterday morning no one believed this could actually happen."

The funds will go to humanitarian aid, such as food, medicine, winter relief and emergency services; bolster security at Jewish institutions; respond to emerging needs such as the displacement of people from their homes and provide mobile medical units for the homebound.

“NCSEJ is deeply concerned about the onslaught of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Ukraine,” The National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry (NCSEJ) said in a statement. “All appropriate steps must be taken to ensure the safety and well-being of Ukrainians.”

"The consequences of the crisis, in its diplomatic, economic and security aspects, were reviewed in the discussion,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

Every normal country in the West, most notably the United States, expected Israel to explicitly condemn Russia.

The condition of the plant and its nuclear waste storage facilities are unknown.

Barely 4,000 of the estimated 12,000 Israeli citizens living in Ukraine left the country when urged to do so by the Israeli government.

"We have purposely designed these sanctions to maximize the long-term impact on Russia and to minimize the impact on the US and our allies."

"These are difficult and tragic moments, and our hearts are with the civilians that, through no fault of their own, have been thrust into this situation."

The relief delegation will include paramedics and EMTs as well as members of the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit.

Activating its defense plans enables NATO to “deploy capabilities and forces, including the NATO Response Force, to where they are needed.”

All the rabbis and Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries are staying in order to be with their communities, but add whoever has the ability to leave Ukraine in a safe way should do so.

Most of the rabbis and Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in Ukraine have stayed behind to be with their community members in these difficult moments.

Kyiv’s Chabad House is preparing to host all Jews in need.

Israel’s highest priority is dealing with its neighbor to the north, Syria, which is protected by Israel's neighbor to the north – Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced military operations in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine late Wednesday night.

The situation now, however, is very complex and those Israelis and other Jews who belatedly decided it is time to leave may have difficulty doing so.

"This never would have happened with us," Trump insisted.

"There’s no way to get out right now, because no one is allowed to move around or to be on the street."

Russia has evacuated its diplomats from its embassy in Kiev and consulate in Odessa, completing the operation in 24 hours.

"When I get a phone call that says, ‘You need to go,’ I am going to go, and I am going to take everyone with me."

There's two ways to make Aliyah, because you have to, or because you want to.

Israel says it is "continuing to engage in dialogue with its partners on ways to get the diplomatic efforts back on track."

"Who in the Lord's Name does Putin think gives him the right to declare new, so-called countries on territory that belongs to his neighbors?"

The UK imposed direct sanctions on five Russian banks and three wealthy individuals. Germany ordered a halt to the process of certifying the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

Moscow Times reported Tuesday morning that Russian financial markets opened "in deep red territory" in response to intense sanction fears.

"So far, the statement was signed by over 300 MPs and MEPs from across political parties in 21 countries."

President Joe Biden will prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by US persons to, from, or in the so-called DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine.

Russian-backed separatists claim the entire Donetsk and Luhansk regions as their territory but currently control only a third of the areas.

Russian forces are inching closer to Ukraine's borders, increasing the likelihood of an invasion.