Vladimir Putin signs decree to recognise breakaway Ukraine regions as independent states

President Putin has been giving a national televised address to the Russian people.

Putin insisted that Ukraine was a creation of Russia. Complaining that it had been 'madness' to allow any former Soviet republics to leave the Soviet Empire, he declared that Ukraine had never had a consistent tradition as an independent nation, and blamed the US for supporting 'radicals'.

All this after a bizarre, carefully choreographed televised meeting of his security council today - where one by one Putin's subordinates gave their support to recognising the independence of two breakaway regions.

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[gkm]

“God created war so that Americans would learn geography.”
― Mark Twain

[ultanbeare]

We all sincerely hope that no war happens anywhere on earth 🙏

[hswtqui]

I'm from Russia I totally don't support our president and I'm really scared and don't know what to do honestly

[myarre]

There's always a war somewhere in this world!! And who suffers you may ask? It's always the innocent and the poor families..it's sad and true.

[Linguisticsaroundtheworld]

Putin deals with Ukraine issue like Pizza.. each time he eats one slice..

[alexibaramidze]

'Odd rambling monologue' - Channel four, a bastion of objective journalism 🙄

[MrGtraynor]

"growling foreign minister". You couldn't invent it! Would this lackey have dared refer to the "mumbling, bumbling US President"? Or the "jabbering UK Prime Minister"?

[gllifer]

Oh the age old reasoning for war, "this country does not need these territories".

[zephyr]

I love how many edgy boys will come here to defend Putin’s need for *lebensraum.*

[jaimeandrealmeida]

Long life to the people of Ukraine! Stay strong love from Portugal

[kurtt]

That Ukrainian MP needs to learn some history of her own country indeed from the 9th century on.

[janrc]

Could you please translate the speach correctly and not bring your own interpretation please? Nothing what here was told is actually part of the speech of Putin!

[kolasillers]

You can see these Russian trolls here very clearly.

[AmericanAntiCorruptionAct]

"As they spread the propaganda of war, we must spread the propaganda of peace." — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[stockscareful]

This is like listening to Hitler. Less flamboyant but the same arguments.

[KoalaG]

EU and US recognising the independence of Kosovo province from Serbia set the precedent - this is exactly the same

[dark_mode]

US: Wait that's illegal
Putin: Crimea River

[TomNook.]

It's so funny western press still suggesting diplomatic solutions, when russian tanks are strolling through Ukraine

[anhquangnguyen]

rude reporter interrupted the ukrainian girl, because she didn't say what he wanted to hear lol

[harryprice]

Stage 1: Secretly supply and support separatists.

Stage 2: Get them to declare independence.

Stage 3: Get them to invite your troops in to protect them from evil aggressors.

And that's how you annex territory.