Putin officially announced: recognizing the independence of the two republics in eastern Ukraine, accusing the United States and NATO of reducing Ukraine to a war zone and colony; the United States and the European Union immediately announced sanctions!
The United States has been provoking incidents between Russia and Ukraine. Now, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a televised statement to all russia on Monday (21st), announcing the recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine as independent states and signing the order. The city of Donetsk released fireworks after Putin acknowledged independence. The United States and the European Union immediately announced sanctions, denouncing the move as a violation of international law.
That night, Putin sat behind his desk and delivered a nearly one-hour national television conversation flanked by the Russian tricolor flag. He reviewed the history of Ukraine and Russia, saying that modern Ukraine was entirely "created" by Russia, and Lenin was the "creator" of Ukraine. Putin also pointed out that Ukraine does not have its own country's tradition, and in the post-Soviet era it asked Russia for everything it could, but in return.
In a televised conversation, Putin accused the United States and NATO of turning Ukraine into a war zone and said Russian authorities were concerned about the deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine and that the United States would send drones to spy on Russia. NATO's training center in Ukraine is undoubtedly a military base, while Russia sees Ukraine's possible membership in NATO as a direct threat. Putin also condemned Ukraine, declaring that neo-Nazi forces were rising, oligarchic ruling groups were rife, and Ukraine had become an American colony under puppet regimes.
Putin spoke by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Schoerz on Monday to give early notice of the decision. The Franco-German leader expressed disappointment at Putin's decision. Scholz warned Putin not to recognize the areas. This would be a "blatant contradiction" to the 2015 Minsk agreement on a peaceful resolution of the conflict in eastern Ukraine and would be a "unilateral violation" of these agreements.
After Putin announced his recognition of the independence of the two republics in Eastern Ukraine, the European Union and the United States announced sanctions. European Commission President von der Leyen and European Council President Michel announced that the punitive measures were aimed at those involved in Russia's recognition of the pro-Russian separatist regions of eastern Ukraine as independent states. Both strongly condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision. "The recognition of two divided regions of Ukraine is a flagrant violation of international law, the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the Minsk agreements," they said. "The package of sanctions prepared by the EU includes asset freezes and EU bans on the entry of individuals, as well as financial and economic sanctions.
White House spokeswoman Jane Psaki also announced that President Joe Biden would issue an executive order criminalizing investment, trade and financing by U.S. citizens in what Donetsk and Luhansk called the "People's Republic." Anyone who "wants to do business in these regions of Ukraine" could also be sanctioned. At the same time, she stressed that these measures are different from the sanctions agreed with allies at the time of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Biden also summoned european partners to speak with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy. The conversation lasted 35 minutes, and the details were initially unknown.
Observers believe that once Donetsk and Luhansk are recognized as independent by Russia, the Russian army will have sufficient reason to send troops into the two republics. Second, it is bound to hit the global economy. The ruble, which had already been suppressed by the build-up of Russian troops near Ukraine, hit another weekly low. Oil prices are bound to continue to rise.
The biggest victims are probably Ukraine and European countries.
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