Putin names two pro-Russian provinces of Ukraine as independent states

Putin names two pro-Russian provinces of Ukraine as independent states

Addressing the nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the pro-Russian provinces, which belong to Ukraine and reject Ukrainian rule, are recognized as independent states. The pro-Russian separatist provinces of Ukraine are the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which borders Russia. This is the first time that Russia has officially recognized these provinces as independent states.

            "I should have made this decision a few years ago, not today. I immediately decided to recognize the People's Republic of Donetsk and the People's Republic of Luhansk as independent states. ” Putin made the remarks on Russian state television. Donetsk and Luhansk have been supporting Russia since 2014, rejecting Ukrainian rule.

In 2014, Russia similarly invaded the Ukrainian Crimean peninsula, which had refused to rule Ukraine. It is backed by pro-Russian armed separatists in the Crimean peninsula. Today, the Crimean peninsula is considered part of Russia. Russia has been providing unofficial financial assistance to the Donetsk and Luhansk regions since 2014. It is no secret that Russia also supplies weapons to separatist militants.

With the official recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk Provinces as independent states, Russia will be able to provide assistance to those provinces. If the Donetsk and Luhansk separatists go to war with Ukrainian forces, Russia will support them. Global political analysts point out that Russia will not invade Ukraine, but will annex Donetsk and Luhansk in the same way that it annexed the Crimean peninsula to Russia. It is said that several Russian troops arrived in the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces on the orders of President Putin last evening (22).

At the time, Britain claimed that Russia had begun invading Ukraine. The Donetsk and Luhansk provinces together have been known as the "Donbass" since the 2014 ceasefire, with more than 15,000 people killed in clashes between separatists and Ukrainian forces, which have been violated 1,550 times since the Russian-Ukrainian crisis erupted. Foreign media point out that there are allegations that.

The Russian president's decision to recognize the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces as independent states has led to strong opposition from NATO. A threat to security.

During his address to the nation, Putin reiterated that Ukraine's joining NATO was a serious threat to Russia's national security. The UN Security Council also convened an emergency session on the Russian President's decision on the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces. China, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has said Russia's support for Russia's response to Ukraine's demands that European countries, including the United States, pay heed to Russia's support. And Luhansk provinces that Russia has no intention of encircling.