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Russia is not going to restore itself within the borders of the Russian Empire. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this today during talks in Moscow with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev.
As the Russian leader recalled, yesterday the Russian Federation “decided to recognize the sovereignty of the two people’s republics of Donbass (DNR and LNR – ed.).
“We see and foresaw, one might say, speculation on this topic – on the topic that Russia is going to restore the empire within the imperial borders. This is absolutely not true, ”Putin assured, whose words are quoted by the Kremlin press service.
At the same time, he pointed out that Russia supports the sovereignty of the republics of the former USSR, but the situation with Ukraine is an exception that arose “after the coup d’état” in this country in 2014. “It was after the coup d’état and the illegal seizure of power by those who did it,” the President of the Russian Federation emphasized.
Recall that on February 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the republics of Donbass. He also instructed the Russian military to ensure the maintenance of peace on the territory of the DNR and LNR.
Earlier, the State Duma adopted and submitted to the Kremlin an appeal to the President of the Russian Federation with a call to recognize the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. And on February 21, the heads of the DPR and LPR Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik turned to the Russian leader with a request to recognize the independence of the people’s republics.
Many Western leaders condemned Russia’s decision to recognize the independence of the Donbass republics, calling for these actions to be reversed and threatening harsh sanctions.
And today, the State Duma has ratified the treaties of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between Russia and the “people’s republics” of Donbass – the DPR and the LPR. The document, in particular, makes it possible to create Russian military bases in these territories.
Source: Rosbalt
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