Vladimir Putin21 February 2022
Recognizes the Donetsk and Luhansk separatist republics before the full invasion.
Russia · Warfare / Russia-Ukraine War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Recognizes the Donetsk and Luhansk separatist republics before the full invasion.
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