ఇక యుద్ధమేనా? ఉక్రెయిన్ పై రష్యా దూకుడు, అమెరికా ఆంక్షలు || Will Russia’s Action Lead To War? ||

ఉక్రేయిన్ లోని తిరుగుబాటు ప్రాంతాలను స్వతంత్ర దేశాలుగా గుర్తించిన రష్యా || Russia latest on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognised the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine in an emotional address on state-run television, despite warnings from the West this could trigger sweeping sanctions.
"I believe it is necessary to take a long overdue decision, to immediately recognise the independence and sovereignty of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic," he said.
State broadcasts then showed Putin signing mutual aid and friendship agreements with rebel leaders in the Kremlin.
At the end of his lengthy speech, Putin asked Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, to "support this decision".
Both Russia's lower and upper houses of parliament are due to vote on the recognition on Tuesday.
The Russian leader also demanded that Ukraine end military operations against pro-Moscow rebels in the eastern part of the country, or face more possible bloodshed.
"We demand an immediate end to military operations," Putin said, accusing Kyiv of "trying to organise a blitzkrieg" in east Ukraine.
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