Russia will recognize the independence of the Prorussian separatists of Ukraine in Donetsk and Minsk. “A decree in this sense will be signed shortly,” said the Kremlin in the evening of this Monday, February 21, 2022.
Vladimir Putin informed of this decision his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and the German chancellor Olaf Scholz, mediators in the Ukrainian eastern conflict, and they “expressed their disappointment”.
Vladimir Putin had estimated earlier than the Minsk peace agreements on the conflict between Ukraine and Prorussian separatists have no prospect of implementation, accusing kyiv of sabotaging them.
Faced with this new major twist, “a limited council for defense and national security is summoned at 7 pm today, on the situation in Ukraine,” said the Elysée, mediator in this conflict.
