Putin considers recognizing separatist Ukrainian territories as independent

Putin made his comments at the beginning of a public meeting of his Security Council convened in part to discuss a request by Russia’s State Duma, its parliament, to recognize as independent the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic.

https://thehill.com/policy/international/595149-putin-considers-recognizing-separatist-ukrainian-territories-as