EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep BorrellBRUSSELS, 21 Feb Head of Diplomacy The EU Josep Borrell said that the EU calls on Russia not to recognize the independence of the LPR and the DPR, threatened with «a unified reaction from the West.» He stated this following a meeting in Brussels of the EU foreign ministers. /02/9e5697cccb6d47553420d20a7c712e0a.jpg» />The UN called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Ukraine»We understand that the final decision has not yet been made. We call on President (Vladimir — ed.) Putin to comply with international law and the Minsk agreements and expect that he will not recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions We are ready to respond with a firm and united front if he decides to do so,» he said. «We condemn the Russian military buildup near the borders with Ukraine, which has exacerbated ceasefire violations and violence in eastern Ukraine. We also condemn the episodes of information manipulation that are clearly aimed at creating a pretext for a military escalation against Ukraine,» he said. «In Ukraine, Russia posed the biggest threat to European peace and stability since World War II,» he added.
Russia's recognition of the LPR and DPR will violate the Minsk agreements, the OSCE saidThe situation in Donbass has escalated in recent days, the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR have announced a lot of shelling by Ukrainian security forces. The leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of Ukraine's invasion. It primarily concerns women, children and the elderly. As stated by the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky will soon order the military to launch an offensive in the Donbass, to implement a plan to invade the DPR and LPR. On Saturday, February 19, the leaders of the DPR and LPR signed decrees on general mobilization. Allegations that Russia is allegedly preparing provocations in Ukraine continue to come from the West, despite the return of Russian troops to their places of deployment after the exercises. Last Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. At a meeting with Putin, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry reported that «some of the exercises are coming to an end, some will be completed in the near future.» The Southern and Western military districts of the Russian Federation have begun returning troops to their places of deployment, Major General Igor Konashenkov, an official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, told reporters on Tuesday. =»/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/b3ad7e47422a3138ddeb6f8d088a6734.jpg» />February 19, 11:15 InfographicHow the situation in Donbas developedInfographicViewPosted by: Vladimir Lavrentiev
