Of course, officially it is not an invasion. Russia recognized to so-called Ukraine rebel regions Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states. Consequently, Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to “maintain peace” in these two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. In two official decrees, Putin on Monday instructed the country’s defense ministry to assume “the function of maintaining peace” in the eastern regions.
In the spring of 2025, as Easter dawns with its promise of renewal and resurrection, Changpeng Zhao—known to the crypto world as CZ—stands as a figure both fallen and reborn. Once the towering architect of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, Zhao’s journey mirrors the Easter narrative: a descent into legal purgatory followed by a reemergence into the public eye.