In the eyes of Moscow, the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic become independent states.
This recognition is in contradiction with the Minsk agreements, signed by Russia in 2014 and 2015. As a reminder, these two "
republics
" will not be integrated into Russian territory, even if it is likely that they will obtain massive support from the Kremlin.
The recognition of these two separatist territories on the borders of Russia recalls that of South Ossetia and Abkhazia to the detriment of Georgia in 2008.
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In 2019, a few days after the election of Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin had signed a decree facilitating the granting of Russian nationality to the inhabitants of separatist entities.
Last Friday, the leaders of these entities had asked civilians to retreat to Russia in anticipation of fighting.
Fights that the Minsk agreements were to avoid.
A first version of the Minsk agreements had been signed...
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