European Council President Charles MichelBRUSSELS, 23 Feb extraordinary summit of EU leaders on February 24 to discuss the situation with Ukraine. «I am convening a special European Council in Brussels tomorrow to discuss the latest developments related to Ukraine and Russia,» Michel wrote on Twitter. it is specified that this will be a face-to-face meeting, it will begin at 22.00 Moscow time. Michel proposes, among other things, to discuss how the EU «does with Russia, especially in terms of holding it accountable for its actions,» as well as how it will «provide further support to Ukraine and its residents,» the letter circulated by the press service of the EU Council states. Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Monday after the meeting of the Security Council, 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.
