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Crisis Ukraine, Zelensky: “Russia violates territorial integrity. We will not sell anything to anyone “
There crisis in Ukraine and the move of the Russian president Vladimir Putin to recognize the separatist republics inflames the minds of the European political offices and of Kiev, who are preparing in a compact way to vote punitive sanctions against Fly. Two Ukrainian military were killed and 12 others were injured on the contact line in the Donbass. This was reported by Tass, citing the headquarters of the military operation in Kiev in the Donbass while the lower house of the Russian parliament (Duma) approved the treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual aid signed by the Kremlin with the two Ukrainian eastern separatist republics, recognized yesterday by the president, Vladimir Putin.
The Ukrainian president Volodymir Zelensky for his part speaking to the nation in the night he accused the Russia to violate the territorial integrity of his country by recognizing the independence of the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. “All responsibility for the consequences of such a decision rests with the Russian leadership”, adding that the Ukrainians are “on their land”, and are “not afraid of anything or anyone” and will not give up “a single piece of the country”.
Powerful words that come after the tweet of the Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov that in the aftermath of Moscow’s decision to recognize the independence of Donbass on Twitter wrote: “We remain confident and calm. We are ready and able to defend ourselves and our sovereignty ”. An act with which the “Kremlin recognized his aggression against Ukraine “.
🇷🇺Russian troops have just crossed the border of#Ukraine entering #Donbass pic.twitter.com/V0Eac9OSi5
– Geopolitica.info (@Geopoliticainfo) February 21, 2022
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, he said Kiev will not consider the request of the two breakaway republics to withdraw troops from the Kiev-controlled Donbass regions. “We don’t communicate with them. We don’t understand who they are,” she said, quoted by Tass.
Kiev consequently it calls for “severe sanctions” against Russia. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, during his visit a Washington issued a note reiterating that it is working with Western allies of Kiev “to impose severe sanctions against the Russian Federation“.
The scenario is in fact increasingly tense and Europe is preparing to react. After recognition by the Russia of the secessionist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk“it is clear that we will take the initiative to adopt sanctions and we will meet, beyond the Indo-Pacific forum that is held this morning, this afternoon with European colleagues to decide together on the measures to be taken”, announced the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian from Paris.
A forum dedicated to the Indo-Pacific area is underway in the French capital, in which the High Representative is also participating Josep Borrell. The recognition of the two republics, he adds, constitutes “a renunciation of Minsk agreements. The situation is very serious “. The EU will demonstrate” firmness “, because it is an” unacceptable action by Russia“. Le Drian he expects Europeans today to demonstrate “unity” on sanctions.
= Ukraine: Kiev, two soldiers killed and 12 wounded in Donbass =
= Ukraine: Russian Duma approves treaties with separatists =
The Lower House of the Russian Parliament (Duma) approved the treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual aid signed by the Kremlin with the two Ukrainian eastern separatist republics, recognized yesterday by the president, Vladimir Putin.
== Ukraine: Zelensky, we are not withdrawing troops from the Donbass
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kiev would not consider the request of the two breakaway republics to withdraw troops from the Kiev-controlled Donbass regions. “We don’t communicate with them. We don’t understand who they are,” he said, quoted by Tass.
(Following are the statements by the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Joseph Borrell …)
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