MOSCOW, February 21 If Russia recognizes the independence of the DNR and LNR, it will protect their inhabitants, giving them the opportunity to work peacefully, Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, said on Monday. I am sure that we must support the decisions that the Duma recommends. I think that if we do this, we will protect the people who live there, and we must take care of this and give them the opportunity to work in peace,» Patrushev said. speaking at an extraordinary meeting of the Security Council.
