Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev speaks at an operational meeting of the President of the Russian Federation with permanent members of the Security Council of the Russian FederationMOSCOW, 22 Feb.Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, commenting on the decisions taken the day before to recognize the DPR and LPR, said that there would be sanctions, threats, political pressure, «we went through all this and have long ceased to be afraid.» «We know what will happen next. Again sanctions, threats , political pressure from different sides. Crazy screams and flows of disinformation. We have already gone through all this and have long ceased to be afraid. We have strong nerves. Moreover, experience shows that sooner or later our today's opponents will come to us with a request to return to the negotiating table on all issues. This is inevitable, given the role of Russia in international relations. And history will confirm our correctness,» Medvedev said.»For Russia, these are citizens, people, Russians.» As Moscow recognized the republicsThe situation in the Donbass has escalated in recent days, the DPR and LPR 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. On Monday, after an extraordinary large meeting of the Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the citizens of the Russian Federation and stated that he considers it necessary to make a decision to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the LPR and DPR, since those who embarked on the path of bloodshed, violence and lawlessness, they did not recognize and do not recognize any other solution to the conflict in Donbass, except for the military one. 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. 02/4c9a93e8fd5169938d7b195468b80191.jpg» />February 19, 11:15 InfographicHow the situation in Donbas developedInfographicViewPosted by: Olga Fomchenkova
