The Federation Council of Russia received an appeal from President Vladimir Putin about the use of the Russian army abroad. This was announced on Tuesday, February 22, by Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko.
“The Federation Council received an appeal from the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin on the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation. In accordance with Part 3 of Article 51 of the regulations of the Federation Council, I am additionally putting on the agenda of the meeting of the Federation Council the issue of considering this appeal, ”said Matvienko.
It is noted that this issue is planned to be considered in an open mode.
On February 21, the President of the Russian Federation signed decrees recognizing the independence of the LPR and the DPR. Also, the Russian leader and the heads of both republics Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin signed an agreement on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance. On the same evening, Putin appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko as the Kremlin’s representative as part of the Federal Assembly’s consideration of the ratification of cooperation agreements with the DPR and LPR.
The next day, both chambers of the Russian parliament decided to ratify the treaties on friendship and cooperation between the Russian Federation and the republics.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in turn, noted that Ukraine is not afraid of anyone, does not owe anything to anyone and will not give anything to anyone. He also added that he had initiated an emergency meeting of the Normandy Four summit.
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.
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 from heavy weapons. The republics announced a general mobilization and evacuation of civilians to the territory of Russia.
Source: IZ
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