Ukrainian servicemen on the line of contact in the Donetsk region. File photoUN, Feb. 22 Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya urged his colleagues in the Security Council to focus on how to avoid a war in Ukraine and how to force Kiev to stop shelling Donbass.»We have now heard a number of very emotional statements, categorical assessments and far-reaching conclusions in connection with today's signing by the President of Russia of decrees recognizing the Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics.I will leave direct attacks against us without reaction, now it is important to concentrate on how to avoid war and force Ukraine to stop shelling and provocations against Donetsk and Lugansk,» the permanent representative said.Nebenzya accused his UN Security Council colleagues of wanting to «bury» the Minsk agreements 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, and then turned to the Russian Federation with a request for recognition. On Monday, after the Security Council meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the citizens of the Russian Federation and stated that he considers it necessary to immediately recognize the sovereignty of Donetsk and Lugansk 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 killings of civilians and the blockade do 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. 02/5f6cbd2a72ab49eee8fbc8521265575a.jpg» />»For Russia, these are citizens, people, Russians.» How Moscow recognized the republicsPublished: Nikita Stoma
