British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting in Kiev. File photoLONDON, Feb 22British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, strongly condemned Russia's recognition of the independence of the DPR and LPR, the press service of the British Prime Minister reports. On Monday, after the meeting of the Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the citizens of the Russian Federation and said that he considers it necessary to accept the decision to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. He noted that the world prefers not to notice the horror and genocide in the Donbass, not a single day goes by without shelling, the killing of civilians, the blockade does not stop. As the president stated, in case of further bloodshed in the Donbass, the entire responsibility will be on the Kiev regime. Immediately after the appeal, the president in the Kremlin signed decrees recognizing the LPR and the DPR. In his decrees, Putin instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the DPR and LPR by the armed forces of the Russian Federation. «Prime Minister Boris Johnson tonight discussed with President Vladimir Zelensky the deteriorating situation around and in Ukraine itself. Stressing extreme concern over the latest developments in the region, the Prime Minister «The minister told President Zelensky that an invasion appears to be a real possibility in the hours and days ahead. The prime minister strongly condemned the Kremlin's decision today to recognize Luhansk and Donetsk as independent states and said the move rendered the Minsk agreements and process unworkable,» the statement said. As indicated, the parties agreed that «the West must support Ukraine in the event of an invasion, but must continue to seek a diplomatic solution until the last second.»Johnson called the recognition of the DPR and LPR «a violation of international law» «The Prime Minister added that the UK is already discussing this issue with partners and will raise it in the UN Security Council and the OSCE in the next few days,» the message says. The situation in Donbass has escalated in In recent days, the DPR and LPR have announced a lot of shelling by the 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.The development of the situation in the Donbass — in the online report >>
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