Protests against US sanctions policy in VenezuelaCARACAS, Feb 22The decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics is aimed at resolving the conflict near the Russian borders, in which NATO is interfering, Roy Daza, deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela, told RIA Novosti. with the President of the United States,» said a member of parliament representing the International Affairs Commission of the ruling United Socialist Party. The Élysée Palace had previously reported that French President Emmanuel Macron proposed holding a summit between the presidents of Russia and the United States, indicating that both sides accepted the proposal. It was noted that the summit can take place only if «if Russia does not invade Ukraine.» Russia categorically rejects such escalation plans. The Elysee Palace also reported that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will prepare the summit agenda during their meeting on February 24.Kazakhstan is not considering the issue of recognizing the DPR and LPR, said the head of the Foreign Ministry According to Dasa, assessing the decision of the Russian president to recognize the LPR and DPR, one should take into account the propaganda campaign against Russia by the United States and its NATO allies and the formation of an appropriate line of defense. «I think that Ultimately, President Vladimir Putin is trying to open the way to negotiations that can recognize the right of the Russian Federation to maintain its independence and maintain peace in the region,” the MP added. 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 and killing of civilians, and blockades do not stop. Immediately after the appeal, he signed decrees recognizing the LNR and the DNR. Putin also instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the DPR and LPR by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. «This initiative is being put forward in conditions of extreme danger of a scenario opposite to diplomacy — an armed conflict with goals and scales that are still unclear, which no sane person would want,» Dasa said. 
Kiev demanded that Moscow cancel the decision to recognize the LPR and the DPR The politician considered it unlikely that other countries would immediately recognize the independence of the DPR and LPR, given that the conflict in Ukraine is in full swing. «The level of confrontation has reached a very delicate point, because the» red lines «in opposition to NATO are being violated and Russia. If the conflict gets a diplomatic solution, which we would like to see, the situation in Ukraine can be replayed, since it is now politically, military and diplomatically occupied by NATO,» the expert added. 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, and then turned to the Russian Federation with a request for recognition. Posted by: Ekaterina Zaitseva
