“The Kremlin announced Monday that Moscow will recognize the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, a move that Russia could use to justify an attack in those areas,” the Washington Post reports.
“Troops continue to gather near the Ukrainian border, suggesting that the window for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis is closing and striking a discordant note from Sunday’s news that President Biden and Putin had agreed ‘in principle’ to meet.”
New York Times: Russia plans to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk. This is why it matters.
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