The situation suddenly changed. According to CCTV news, on February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a national television speech, announcing the recognition of the people's Republic of Donetsk and the people's Republic of Lugansk, which udong folk armed forces call themselves, as independent countries.
Den russiske Dumaen har tidligere vedtatt en resolusjon som anerkjenner de to ovennevnte regionene som uavhengige land. Nå holdt president Putin en nasjonal tale som anerkjente uavhengigheten til de to regionene, noe som betyr at Russland har fjernet hindringene for å sende tropper for å hjelpe de to regionene.
In addition, according to the Russian "viewpoint" on the 22nd, there is news on the Internet that the Russian army has begun to arrive in the Donbas area, and some people have released relevant videos