Ukraine has cut all diplomatic ties with Russia after President Vladimir Putin authorised an all-out invasion of Ukraine. The invasion was carried out by land, air and sea. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the country would break diplomatic relations with Moscow in response to Russia’s invasion of its Western-backed neighbour, Al Jazeera reports. It marked the first rupture in ties since Russia and Ukraine became independent countries after the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991. “We broke off diplomatic relations with Russia,” Zelenskyy said in a video message on Thursday. “Ukraine is defending itself and will not give up its freedom,...