Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to formally recognise the independence of two rebel-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine, breaching the 2015 protocol that ended the conflict in Donbas and further inflaming the tensions between the two countries.
The Kremlin later said Putin would send forces to the region to "maintain peace" though it was unclear when they would enter the country.
Putin made the announcement to recognise the separatist regions — the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics — at the end of a long speech, broadcast live, where he laid out his view of the threats to Russia from an encroaching West; painted a picture of a pro-European Ukraine with a broken economy where the sizeable Russian minority are oppressed; and said Ukrainian and NATO forces could potentially attack Russia with missiles at short notice.
President Putin had signed the paperwork earlier on Monday 21 Feb 2022, and has asked the Russian parliament to ratify his decision as soon as possible.
Source: www.euronews.com
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