Tag: separatists
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Russia says separatists asked for military aid against Ukrainian ‘aggression’
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said separatists had asked for help to “avoid civilian casualties and a humanitarian catastrophe” in Donbass.| Photo: EFE / EPA / SERGEY GUNEEV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN The Kremlin said on Wednesday it had received an official request for military assistance from separatist leaders in Donetsk and Lugansk, two territories in…
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Which countries support Russia in recognizing separatists in Ukraine
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad expressed support for Putin during an event in Moscow, but did not formally recognize Donetsk and Lugansk.| Photo: EFE/EPA/Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions in eastern Ukraine was severely criticized by the United States, the…
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The crisis worsens… Putin orders sending soldiers to eastern Ukraine “to support the separatists”
Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the Federation Council, on Tuesday evening, to approve sending Russian soldiers to support pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, who recognized the independence of their regions. After a quick discussion, the Federation Council unanimously approved the request by a vote of the 153 members. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov read…
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“We expect from Brazil the non-recognition of separatists”, says Ukraine representative
How did you feel about this matter? Ukrainian activists protest against Putin in Kiev| Photo: EFE In a press conference given to the Brazilian press, Ukraine’s Chargé d’Affaires in Brazil, Anatoliy Tkach, said this Tuesday (22) that he hopes the country will not recognize the separatist territories of Donetsk and Lugansk, whose “independence” was declared…
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What sanctions should Russia suffer for recognizing Ukraine’s separatists as independent republics.
Protester in Ukraine protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin| Photo: EFE After Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, in eastern Ukraine, as independent territories during his speech on Monday (21), Western countries coordinated new sanctions against Moscow. According to a report by Reuters, the government of Joe Biden, in…
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Nicaraguan dictator declares support for Putin, but does not recognize independence from separatists
Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega| Photo: EFE/Jorge Torres Nicaragua’s dictator Daniel Ortega expressed support on Monday for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unilateral recognition of the breakaway territories of Donetsk and Lugansk, in eastern Ukraine, although he did not add his country to this initiative. “President Putin took a step today, where what he did was recognize…
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Putin orders to ‘keep peace’ in Ukraine’s breakaway territories
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After Putin’s “recognition” of Ukraine’s separatists… Western condemnations and demands for sanctions
European leaders stressed that the European Union would respond “firmly” to the Russian president’s recognition of separatist regions in Ukraine, amid fears of a full-scale war. The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, Josep Borrell, said Putin’s move represented a “flagrant violation of international law, the territorial integrity of…
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Putin to recognize breakaway provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk
Vladimir Putin, this Monday during the meeting of the Russian Security Council. / Reuters The announcement represents a vertiginous leap in the crisis in the east, which distances the understanding between Russia and the West and which Kiev considers as the prologue of an invasion PM Monday, February 21, 2022, 8:19 p.m. President Vladimir Putin…
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Putin to recognize breakaway provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk
Vladimir Putin, this Monday during the meeting of the Russian Security Council. / Reuters The announcement represents a vertiginous leap in the crisis in the east, which distances the understanding between Russia and the West and which Kiev considers as the prologue of an invasion PM Monday, February 21, 2022, 8:19 p.m. President Vladimir Putin…