Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Kiril Petkov condemned Putin's recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk

I condemn the Russian President's decision to recognise Donetsk and Luhansk as independent entities, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Kiril Petkov, wrote on Twitter on February 21.

"We continue to maintain the territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders.

International law should be respected. We, the European Union, will respond united in its defence.

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry condemned Putin's recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognized the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.

He made the announcement in a televised speech to the nation on Monday night, February 21.

The Russian leader signed a decree recognizing the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" (DPR) and the "Luhansk People's Republic" (LPR) as independentand signed agreements on friendship and cooperation.

It was later reported that Putin had ordered Russian troops to maintain peace in the two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced that the alliance condemns Russia's recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics and believes that it erodes efforts towards a resolution of the Russia-Ukraine dispute.

The United States has imposed sanctions on the two breakaway republics.

Members of the Russian Security Council unanimously spoke in favor of recognizing the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine as independent states.

Earlier on Monday, Putin met with members of the Russian Security Council who spoke in favour of recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. Pro-Russian separatists in the Donbas demanded during the day that the Kremlin recognise them. Putin informed the heads of state of France and Germany by phone that he plans to sign decree to recognize the Donbass republics . French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have expressed disagreement.

Brussels will propose to the Council of the European Union that sanctions be imposed in the event of recognition of the breakaway regions, EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, warned this evening.

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