Five in Ten 2/23/22: Russia Recognizes Breakaway Regions of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday announced that Russia recognizes the breakaway regions of Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk, as independent states and dispatched “peacekeepers” for security.

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