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Putin at a meeting of the Security Council proposed to resolve the issue of recognizing the DNR and LNR

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation to resolve the issue of recognizing the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.

“We need to answer the question that was raised a long time ago and fixed in the appeal of the State Duma, the question of recognizing the DPR and LPR,” Putin said.

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that Ukraine uses the Donbass as a bargaining chip.

“These territories (LPR and DPR) are not needed by Ukraine,” Medvedev said.

“About 800,000 Russian citizens currently live on the territory of these unrecognized entities. … These are our people,” he said.

Medvedev added that according to his data, the majority of the country's citizens are in favor of a decision on recognition.

Putin noted that he did not discuss the issue of recognizing Donbass with members of the Security Council in advance.

On February 21, the heads of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to recognize the independence of the DNR and LNR.

A meeting of the Security Council headed by Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking place in Moscow. Theses are online.

Putin at a meeting of the Security Council proposed to resolve the issue of recognizing the DNR and LNR