Russia calls on other states to follow her example and recognize the independence of “Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics”. This is stated in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
The agency noted that the decision was made taking into account the free will of the residents of Donbass, on the basis of the provisions of the UN Charter, the 1970 Declaration on the principles of international law relating to friendly relations between states, the final act of the CSCE and other fundamental international documents.
“Recognition of the” Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republican “- forced and the only possible solution in these conditions and is designed to serve the residents of the” DPR “and” LNR “guarantee of their right to peaceful life, the protection of their legal rights and interests,” said Foreign Policy of Russia.
The statement emphasizes that Kiev was actually not ready for the implementation of Minsk agreements, discovered the insignificance of agreements achieved in Minsk and the reluctance to perform them.
“All these years, the residents of the DPR and LNR constantly live under artillery and mortar shelling. Thousands of innocent people, including children, died, and tens of thousands were injured,” indicated in the document.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also reminded, a full transport and economic blockade was introduced against Donbass, pensions and social benefits were discontinued.
“Such actions are nothing more than a genocide of our own people. The population of” republics “faced the threat of direct physical destruction by the Kiev authorities. It became quite obvious that for Kiev, Donbass is a territory, and not people, living on it,” – Specifies in the document.
Recall that earlier on Monday, February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the decision to recognize the independence of the “DPR” and “LNR”.