BREAKING: PUTIN ANNOUNCES RUSSIA RECOGNIZES THE INDEPENDENCE OF LPR AND DPR -- (*Meaning Russia no longer recognizes LPR and DPR as Ukrainian territory, paving way for possible military assistance or peacekeeping; and/or protection of its 700k citizens living there. - *ASB) pic.twitter.com/B5zLCXLH5K— ASB News / MILITARY〽️ (@ASBMilitary) February 21, 2022
It's a really clever move, diplomatically. Now he can say he's protecting the sovereignty of Donetsk and Luhansk to counter the western claims that he's threatening Ukrainian sovereignty.
this is going to make the ukraine want to join Nato more
What Ukraine wants doesn't really matter to Russia or to America, unfortunately. It hasn't for a long time.
It's a really clever move, diplomatically. Now he can say he's protecting the sovereignty of Donetsk and Luhansk to counter the western claims that he's threatening Ukrainian sovereignty.
What Ukraine wants doesn't really matter to Russia or to America, unfortunately. It hasn't for a long time.