Russia's parliament asks Putin to recognise breakaway east Ukrainian regions • FRANCE 24 English

#Russia's lower house of parliament voted on Tuesday to ask President Vladimir #Putin to recognise two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern #Ukraine as independent, the house speaker said.

[morganeriksson]

Such things they trying to do in the end have a very tragic end. Russia becomes more and more alone in the world.

[jakristarchives]

The region is still at war. You can't just recognise those separatist states.

[nicksurla]

East Ukraine doesn't want to be part of nazii Ukraine. So when the former Yugoslavia states broke And decided to be independent it was ok because usa said it was. The precident was already made. Its fair game now and legit.

[gg]

Why does a dictator need a parliament anyway?

[jaxbriggs]

Ukraine without this regions is economically useless

[jonathangammond]

Someone will have to agree to a demilitarized zone between the Donestsk and Luhansk Russian regions and the rest of those two provinces. Better the two sides look at each other through binoculars than fire weapons.
If NATO were as aggressive as Russia, it would be parking its armies around the Kaliningrad exclave. Just exercising, of course.

[czenjafqli]

Long live Russia.first lungansk and Donetsck and the then rest of russian lands, which you stole with lokal fifth Kolon and other colaboaraters.

[russell]

You better start talking about non-stop d abuses of dogs across Russia, how about that?The Yakutsk region is worth mentioning?What about other regions of Russia?You should be ashamed of yourselves, State Duma officials.

[OzMan]

Each of these parliament members will face The Hague eventually. Another Nuremberg coming.

[milosmilojevic]

Wide political autonomy for Donbass is reasonable proposal for conflict resolution

[Manuel-guls]

Finally, someone from the republican circle awaken, Donbass and Luhansk should return to Ukraine and Crimea