@pingveno to World News • 2 years agoPutin orders Russian "peacekeeping operations" in eastern Ukrainewww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square106arrow-up136arrow-down113
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minus-square@Liwottlink4•2 years ago Donetsk and Lugansk have been de facto independent for 8 years now A fact that was not recognized by Russia until a few hours before sending in its troops.
minus-square@gunlink2•2 years agoThey did not recognize that it was de facto independent? Sure they did. Everyone did. Whether you acknowledge them as de jure independent republics by right is a different question that Russia just answered today.
A fact that was not recognized by Russia until a few hours before sending in its troops.
They did not recognize that it was de facto independent? Sure they did. Everyone did. Whether you acknowledge them as de jure independent republics by right is a different question that Russia just answered today.