Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted a bill to the State Duma regarding the ratification of treaties on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the Russian Federation, the LPR and the DPR. The relevant information was published on Tuesday, February 22, on the website of the State Duma.
“I ask the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to support this decision, and then ratify the treaty of friendship and mutual assistance with both republics. These two documents will be prepared and signed in the very near future,” Vladimir Putin said during an address to the Russians on the evening of February 21.
According to the site, a package of documents for the ratification of the treaties has been submitted for consideration and registered. The treaties were forwarded to the committee on international affairs and to the committee on CIS affairs.
On Monday, February 21, President Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics. In addition, the Russian leader, the heads of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin signed an agreement on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance.
The signing of the documents was the result of an extraordinary meeting of the Russian Security Council, during which its members unanimously supported the recognition of the independence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics.
The situation on the line of contact in Donbass escalated on February 17. The DPR and LPR reported heavy shelling by Ukrainian security forces, including with heavy weapons. At the same time, Kiev announced the shelling of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On February 21, the representative office of the LPR at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reported 16 violations of the ceasefire in the republic by Ukrainian security forces. On the same day, it became known that the armed forces of Ukraine fired at the village of Staromikhaylovka with shells prohibited under the Minsk agreements.
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, Kiev blames Moscow for the current situation. Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the intra-Ukrainian conflict. The issues of its settlement are being discussed in the Minsk and Normandy formats.
Source: IZ
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