Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian government spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the leaders of the two self-proclaimed republics. Donbass, Officially approved by Putin on MondayThey would have asked Russia for help against the “occupation of Ukrainian forces”: he reports it Russian news agency TASS.
“Russian President Vladimir Putin has received written requests from the President of the Luhansk Republic, Leonid Paseknik, and the President of the Donetsk Republic, Denis Bushlin,” Peskov said. “Under the current circumstances, the leaders of the two republics are requesting the Russian President under Sections 3 and 4 to assist in overcoming the occupation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in order to prevent civilian casualties and humanitarian catastrophe. Friendly dealsCooperation and mutual assistance between Russia and the two republics ”.
Some experts speculate that these demands may be the final excuse to justify Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
not good. The puppet leaders of Donetsk and Luhansk have sent calls to Putin to “help prevent civilian casualties, prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and prevent the occupation of Ukraine’s armed forces.” Photos from the Kremlin via TASS News Agency. pic.twitter.com/s35kYgYBcE
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