In a fast-moving political theatre, Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved quickly to recognize the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine in a show of defiance against the West amid fears of Russian invasion in Ukraine.
Russian-Ukraine Crisis: Putin Recognizes Independence Of Luhansk And Donetsk
In a fast-moving political theatre, Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved quickly to recognize the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine in a show of defiance against the West amid fears of Russian invasion in Ukraine.