Russia to decide on recognising Ukrainian regions on Monday, Putin says
Source: Reuters
MOSCOW, Feb 21 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said Russia would decide whether to recognise the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine later on Monday, a step that would be certain to further inflame a tense standoff with the West and Kyiv.
The Kremlin leader made the remark at the end of a dramatic session of his Security Council that was broadcast on television after the heads of two self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine appealed to Putin to recognise their independence.
"A decision will be taken. Today," Putin said.
The Moscow-backed regions have been thrust to the forefront of a mounting international crisis over a Russian military buildup that has fuelled fears that Moscow may be on the brink of invading Ukraine. The Kremlin denies such plans.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-says-recognition-breakaway-ukraine-regions-needs-be-considered-2022-02-21/
C_U_L8R
(44,897 posts)blue-wave
(4,317 posts)cilla4progress
(24,589 posts)blue-wave
(4,317 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)The address will be on Rossiya-24, the state television channel. It is unclear when the address will be aired.
DENVERPOPS
(8,679 posts)he has just been patiently waiting for the end of the Olympics to avoid bad publicity of starting it during the world olympics which was intended to bring the world together, not tear it apart...........
KS Toronado
(16,911 posts)their two breakaway regions that they are no longer recognized by Ukraine as being part of Ukraine?
Believe they broke away because they viewed themselves as being more Russian than Ukrainian.
Let them go away, maybe Putin will, for a while anyway.
FBaggins
(26,697 posts)These two "breakaway" regions are just two of eight or nine oblasts with significant pro-Russian protests/conflict.
For an answer to your question... we could turn to Neville Chamberlain.
Ray Bruns
(4,023 posts)orangecrush
(19,237 posts)iemanja
(53,003 posts)Anyone at the time could see that was unmitigated bullshit straight from RT and Pravda.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)@MalcolmNance
Putin will declare a Donetsk and Luhansk « independent nations » and in the same breath they will officially request Russian military assistance. Within the hour MANY more Russian occupation forces will move into the two provinces. According to
@POTUS
thats an invasion.
Link to tweet
Also, from Guardian: Ukraines former defence minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk said any attempt by Russia to expand the territory controlled by pro-Moscow separatists would mean a full-scale war with Ukraine.
After the meeting in Russia Ukraines foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba warned against formal recognition of the separatist regions and said he has asked UN Security Council members to discuss de-escalation and practical steps to guarantee the security of Ukraine.
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)manicdem
(386 posts)Europe doesn't want Ukraine in NATO and it requires a unanimous vote from all NATO countries.
I think Putin is using the NATO thing as an excuse to slowly chip off bits of Ukraine.
AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)probably due to "Big L" Libertarianism... Ukraine also wanted to become the crypto capital of the world.
manicdem
(386 posts)This means they wouldn't be able to contribute to NATO, while NATO has to support them.
AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)Sorry, no link dont subscribe and getting this off another computer.
This gives Putin the excuse he needs to invade.