Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry PeskovMOSCOW, February 22The Kremlin did not watch the President's speech USA Joe Biden on Ukraine, the Russian leader is holding a working meeting at that time, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the head of the Russian Federation, told RIA Novosti. -content/uploads/2022/02/2e93907bcbc95de04d18fdaf1afb4d66.jpg» />Biden announced new sanctions against RussiaBiden earlier on Tuesday announced the introduction of the first part of economic sanctions against Russia: they will apply to public debt, as well as two Russian financial institutions, including VEB. republics announced a lot of shelling by 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 DPR and LPR by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. What people talk about on the streets of DonetskPosted by Olga Filippova
