Ukraine, because Putin breaks up and annexes the Donbass
What Russian President Vladimir Putin said he recognized the pro-Russian republics of Donbass, Lugansk and Donetsk.
Turn of Russia against Ukraine. Here are all the details.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the pro-Russian republics of Donbass, Lugansk and Donetsk. Putin then asked Kiev to “immediately” cease hostilities in eastern Donbass or the “responsibility will fall on the country's leadership”. Putin then ordered Russian forces to play a peacekeeping role in breakaway regions, Russian media reported.
“The situation in Donbass has become extremely critical. I am addressing you to inform you of what the next actions will be in this situation. Ukraine is an integral part of our history, of our culture. There are very strong family and historical ties. Ukrainians themselves see themselves as part of Russia, we have always been united, ”said the Russian president, opening the speech to the nation after recognition.
"It is important to understand what is happening today and what are the goals we have set ourselves", says the president, on the crucial day of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, retracing key stages and moments in history starting from the 1917 Revolution, passing through the Second World War. From the decisions of Lenin first and then Stalin, Putin hints at the knots of Soviet history. “Sovereign Ukraine was created by Lenin, he was the architect,” says Putin.
"We are ready to show you what it means to completely liberate Ukraine." "We helped Ukraine pay its debts, we were ready to take on all debts in 2017. Ukraine should have given up some assets, Kiev has not wanted to ratify these agreements. Russia has always been ready to cooperate, we have cooperated on the ground. It seemed that the Ukrainian authorities had decided to act to obtain advantages without taking responsibility. We remember the permanent threats of the Ukrainian authorities in the field of energy, they were looking for a fast track ”, continues Putin, while the Ukrainian authorities“ continue to blackmail us ”.
“Kiev refused to recognize our historical ties and the traditions of the Russians living in Ukraine, a wave of nationalism with claims against Russia has built up in the country. It is important to understand – continues the Russian president – that Ukraine has never had a tradition consistent "with the identity" of a nation, it has done nothing but follow foreign models without defending the interests of citizens. In Ukraine, the authorities took power only on the basis of populist ideas: then, they always took a step backwards from the promises made to the population. Those who came to power have done only their own interests: Ukrainians cannot say that they have lived in a stable nation, they have been ruled by oligarchs focused on their interests and interested in dividing Ukraine from Russia, receiving support from the United States. Millions of dollars ended up in the current accounts of the oligarchs, the citizens continued to suffer, ”says the Russian president.
“The legacy left by the Russian Empire has been totally trampled. Kiev is preparing to destroy Russian churches, Russia has become a common target of a campaign in which religion is also involved. Ukraine is trying to come into conflict with us, there are terrorists in the country who are being supported and encouraged by the international community. We have heard – urges Putin – declarations that Ukraine intends to create its own nuclear weapons, it is only a matter of time. In other words, it will be easier for Ukraine to use the fear generated by nuclear weapons to fuel tension. If Kiev were to get hold of weapons of mass destruction, the world situation would change dramatically. Over the past few months, Western weapons have arrived in Ukraine in a steady stream. NATO military quotas have been sent to the country, NATO headquarters directly commands military personnel who are on Ukrainian soil. In the west of the country there are military exercises, clearly the goal is to hit Russia. At least 10 of these exercises are underway, the NATO contingents could grow rapidly ”, continues Putin.
“The American government – he adds – has not ruled out the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO. There will come a time when this will happen and NATO will no longer be just a defensive alliance. In 1990, according to an official NATO document, it was said that the alliance would not expand to the East: empty words, exactly the opposite has happened. In 1999, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic were included. Then another opening towards the Baltic Republics. Military infrastructures have arrived at the gates of Russia, with negative effects on the entire European security architecture: it was a strategic mistake ", says Putin referring to the NATO issue and expanding the discourse to include US missiles" capable of striking anywhere, even underwater ".
“In some official documents it is written that Russia is the number 1 enemy of the Atlantic alliance. Many did not believe it, now obviously we have to believe it ”, he continues. “NATO's offensive capacity has enormously increased, with a deployment of forces around Russia, with a series of infrastructures in Ukraine”, he reiterates. “If this is the way they want to act on Ukrainian territory, then we are the target. The missiles would take 30 seconds to hit Moscow ", says Putin." The so-called civilized world prefers to ignore the genocide committed by Kiev in the Donbass ", Putin later denounced, according to which 4 million people are involved.
At the end of his long speech to the nation, the president then signed the decree recognizing the two self-proclaimed republics. The signing took place in the presence of the two separatist leaders, Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik. "I believe it is necessary to take a decision that should have been taken some time ago, to immediately recognize the sovereignty and independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics," Putin said as he signed the decree. In his address to the nation, Putin asked the federal assembly to ratify the recognition of the two separatist republics and the friendship and mutual assistance treaties, documents that "will be prepared and signed in the near future". “In announcing the decisions made today, I am confident of the support of the citizens of Russia and of all the patriotic forces in the country. Thank you for your attention, ”Putin said.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/primo-piano/ucraina-perche-putin-sbrocca-e-si-annette-il-donbass/ on Mon, 21 Feb 2022 22:00:14 +0000.