Russia did not recognize the independence of the DPR and LPR for eight years, because it wanted to reach an agreement – Putin

“Kyiv was preparing an attack on Novorossiya and Donbass with ethnic cleansing, so the Russian Federation recognized their independence, he noted. The President of the Russian Federation recalled the Minsk agreements, which Russia was ready to implement, but the West was not. The Russian Federation offered Ukraine to withdraw its troops from Donbass and resolve the situation in this way, but this initiative was rejected, the head of state said. ‘Russia did not start the war in Ukraine, it was Kyiv that began military operations against citizens who declared their independence,’ Putin added.” – Ostashko reports

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