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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.
Updated: 22 Feb 2022 11:31 am
People wave Russian national flags celebrating the recognizing the independence in the center of Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine.
People wave Russian national flags to celebrate, in the center of Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on a computer screen while addressing the nation in the Kremlin in Moscow, as people celebrate in the center of Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine.
People celebrate the recognizing the independence waving Russian national flag in the center of Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine.
A municipal worker prepares to put up a Donetsk People Republic flag on a building in Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a document recognizing the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
People from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the territory controlled by a pro-Russia separatist governments in eastern Ukraine, watch Russian President Vladimir Putin’s address at their temporary place in Rostov-on-Don region, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
People line up to withdraw money from an ATM in Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine.
People from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the territory controlled by pro-Russia separatist governments in eastern Ukraine, get on a train to be taken to temporary residences in other regions of Russia, at the railway station in Taganrog, Russia.
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