Abkhazia has recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), which was announced on Friday, February 25, by the Donetsk Foreign Ministry.
“President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhaniya signed decrees recognizing the independence of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic,” the ministry said.
According to Bzhaniya, he signed the decrees “in the spirit of friendship with the peoples of the DPR and LPR.” He considers it necessary to be involved in their fate and wishes the republics safe and sustainable development.
“I am absolutely sure that the entire Abkhaz society supports this decision,” the Foreign Ministry quoted the Abkhaz leader as saying.
On February 21, the heads of the DPR and LPR, Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik, appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to recognize the independence of the republics. The corresponding decrees were signed in the evening of the same day.
In the presence of the leaders of the republics, the President of the Russian Federation also signed treaties of friendship, cooperation and assistance. The documents were ratified the next day by both the republics themselves and the Russian State Duma.
The situation in Donbass escalated on February 17, 2022. In the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, heavy shelling by Ukrainian security forces was reported, including from heavy weapons. The republics announced a general mobilization and evacuation of civilians to the territory of Russia.
Since 2014, the Ukrainian authorities have been conducting a military operation against the inhabitants of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d’état and the new government in Ukraine. At the same time, Kyiv blames Moscow for the current situation. Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the conflict.
Source: IZ
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