Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would consider recognizing two pro-Moscow separatist-held areas of Ukraine as independent states, a move the U.S. has warned would violate ceasefire agreements in the breakaway territories
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said he would consider recognizing two pro-Moscow separatist-held areas of Ukraine as independent states, a move the U.S. has warned would violate ceasefire agreements in the breakaway territories.
Leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic have requested Putin’s official recognition in advance of what they claim to be a planned full-scale invasion by Ukrainian forces—an allegation Kyiv. During a televised Monday meeting with his security council, Putin claimed he will listen to and consider the separatist appeals. He then reiterated that his top priority is guarantees from the U.S.
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