MOSCOW, Feb 22Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, said that after the decision to recognize the independence of the LPR and DPR, Moscow sees speculation that Russia supposedly wants to restore the empire, but these reports are not true. “Of course, I will take the opportunity your visit to inform you about what is happening with us in the Ukrainian direction. You know that yesterday Russia decided to recognize the sovereignty of the two People's Republics of Donbass. I want to say right away that we see speculation on this topic, on the topic that Russia is going to restore the empire, within the same imperial borders. This is absolutely not true. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has recognized all the new geopolitical realities and is actively working to strengthen our interaction with all independent countries that have emerged in the post-Soviet space,” Putin said. jpg» />14:46The aggravation of the situation in the DPR and the LPR and lawlessness, did not recognize and do not recognize any other solution to the conflict in Donbass, except for the military one. Ukraine for Russia is not just a neighboring country, but a part of history — our comrades and relatives, Putin said in an address to the citizens of the Russian Federation. Ukraine has never had a true statehood, and since 1991 it has been copying other people's models, the Russian leader noted. Immediately after the address, the president in the Kremlin signed decrees recognizing the LPR and the DPR.The development of the situation in the Donbass — in the online report >>
05:26The United States announced Moscow's «claims» on the territory of the Russian EmpirePosted by: Daria Buimova
