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MOSCOW, Feb 22Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a document to the Federation Council on the use of the Armed Forces outside the country, said the chairman of the upper house of parliament, Valentina Matvienko. Earlier, senators ratified agreements with the DPR and LPR on cooperation. «The Federation Council received an appeal <…> Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on the use of the Russian Armed Forces outside the territory of the Russian Federation,» she said. The speaker noted that in accordance with part 3 of article 51 of the regulations, this issue is added to the agenda of the meeting of the chamber. Matviyenko added that the issue was discussed by the relevant committees on constitutional construction, defense, international affairs and the Council of the Chamber, now it will be considered in an open mode. >Yesterday, 08:00Russia is not concentrating — Russia is returningIn recent days, the situation in the Donbass has escalated — Kiev has concentrated most of the army on the line of contact and regularly shells the militias, including with the use of prohibited equipment. Due to the threat of Ukraine's invasion in the self-proclaimed republics, women, children and the elderly began to be evacuated to Russian regions. General mobilization has been announced. The day before, President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the DPR and LPR, and also instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the republics. As emphasized in the Russian Foreign Ministry, this decision was made on the basis of the provisions of the UN Charter, and added that the country recognizes the republics within the boundaries within which the leadership of the republics exercises its powers. The conflict in eastern Ukraine has been going on for eight years, during which time its victims According to the UN, more than 13 thousand people became, about 44 thousand more were injured. Tensions in the Donbass are being fueled by the United States and other NATO countries, which are pumping weapons into Ukraine and sending military instructors there. Moscow has repeatedly called for a halt in the supply of weapons, as this could provoke Kiev into military adventures. /2022/02/d8fee7f2ca5d24f9f6abfef9b97aff6a.jpg» />February 19, 11:15 InfographicHow the situation in Donbas developedInfographicViewPosted by: Daria Buimova