NEW: The U.N. Security Council will meet tonight at 9 p.m. ET in an open session, a U.N. diplomat confirms to ABC News. Ukraine, which requested the meeting, will be allowed to participate even though it is not a member of the council.
The United Nations Security Council will meet Monday at 9 p.m. ET on the unfolding crisis in Ukraine.
In its letter requesting the meeting, Ukraine accused Russia of"ongoing aggravation of the security situation," violating"Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity - the fundamental principles enshrined in the Article 2 of the UN Charter" and endangering"international peace and security," according to a copy of the letter obtained by ABC News.
Sen. Lindsey Graham is also intensifying calls for sanctions with a series of tweets calling into question the"will" of the administration to act. Putin said he considers the current government in Kyiv to be illegitimate, describing it as"those that seized and cling to power" and engaging in a long, detailed exposition arguing that modern Ukraine was a Soviet creation.
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