A banner with the symbols of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic on the roof of a building in the center of Donetsk. File photoMADRID, Feb 22Spanish authorities on Twitter condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognize the independence of the DPR and LPR.»The Spanish government condemns Russia's unilateral recognition of separatist territories in eastern Ukraine. This is a violation of the Minsk agreements and international law We will respond in a coordinated manner together with our partners,» Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tweeted. Russia has repeatedly stressed that it is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine and a subject of the Minsk settlement agreements. A similar statement was made by Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albarez. «Russian recognition of separatist territories in eastern Ukraine is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, the Minsk agreements and international law We will respond in close coordination with our partners,» he wrote on Twitter. On Monday, after an extraordinary large meeting of the Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the citizens of the Russian Federation, saying that he considers it necessary to make a decision to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the LPR and the DPR, since those Those who embarked on the path of bloodshed, violence and lawlessness did not recognize and do not recognize any other solution to the conflict in Donbass, except for the military one. Immediately after the address, the president in the Kremlin signed decrees recognizing the LPR and the DPR.The development of the situation in the Donbass — in the online report >>
«For Russia, these are citizens, people, Russians». How Moscow recognized the republicsPublished: Nikita Stoma
