People drive cars with Russian flags down the street of DonetskBERLIN, Feb 22The G7 Foreign Ministers sharply condemned Russia's recognition of the DPR and LPR, according to a statement following the results of telephone conversations between the ministers, which was distributed by the press service of the German Foreign Ministry. — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America — and the High Representative of the European Union During the conversation, the ministers strongly condemned Russia's recognition of non-government-controlled (Ukraine) areas in Donetsk and Luhansk and the decision to deploy Russian troops in these areas «, the statement says.
The DPR Foreign Ministry expressed gratitude to Russia for recognizing the Republic The German Foreign Ministry said. The participants in the talks «reaffirmed their unwavering support and commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine» within its internationally recognized borders, expressed solidarity with the «freely elected» government and people of Ukraine. The situation in the Donbass has escalated in recent days, Donetsk and Luhansk the people's republics 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. First of all, the evacuation concerns women, children and the elderly. The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky may soon order the military to go on the offensive, 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 Russia with a request to recognize the independence of the republics. Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 21 said in a televised address that he considers it necessary to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the Donetsk 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 DNR and LNR by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. What people talk about on the streets of DonetskPosted by Olga Filippova
