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The seismic importance of Putin’s latest move

22 February 2022

7:55 AM

22 February 2022

7:55 AM

Vladimir Putin has tonight unilaterally recognised the two breakaway republics in Ukraine. In doing so, he has effectively ended the Minsk peace process. The move also begs the question of whether Putin is recognising the territory that these so-called republics actually hold, or the much larger territory that they claim.

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