MOSCOW, Feb 22The meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation on Monday was extraordinary, it was important to show the arguments of Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of the Security Council to Russians and abroad, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. «It was an extraordinary meeting of the Security Council, and the president convened it in connection with the extraordinary situation in the two republics, and the topic of recognizing these two republics, of course, is also extraordinary.Therefore, such a format was chosen, and it was extremely important to show all the arguments of the head of state, the arguments of the members of the Security Council, their point of view on these very, very important issues. And of course, first of all, to show this to the citizens of our country, but also, of course, it was very important for understanding abroad. Despite the fact that many do not agree with this, but we had to give an opportunity to hear those arguments voiced by the president,» Peskov said. >00:39 «For Russia, these are citizens, people, Russians.» How Moscow recognized the republics The presidential press secretary revealed the details of the preparations for the meeting of the Security Council. «That's enough. It (the meeting of the Security Council — ed.) was being prepared in a fairly short time, but in this case the administration and apparatus of the Security Council are working well, quickly and efficiently, which allows such events to prepare in a very short time,» Peskov told reporters. On Monday, after the meeting of the Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the citizens of the Russian Federation and stated that he considers it necessary to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Lugansk 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, the killings of civilians and the blockade do not stop. As the President stated, in case of further bloodshed in the Donbass, the entire responsibility will be on the Kiev regime. Immediately after the appeal, the president in the Kremlin signed decrees recognizing the LPR and the DPR. In his decrees, Putin instructed to ensure the maintenance of peace in the DPR and LPR by the armed forces of the Russian Federation. 02/21ff4f46b447760750398c33cbdd4a63.jpg» />08:00Russia is not focusing — Russia is returningPosted by: Olga Fomchenkova
