Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to send troops to the "DPR" and "LPR". This is stated in the decrees on the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics.

US President Joe Biden intends to soon sign a decree on sanctions in response to Russia's recognition of the independence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. This was stated by White House Press Secretary Jane Psaki. “We expected such a step from Russia and are ready to respond immediately,” Psaki said.

A court in Rostov-on-Don fined Prosodia, a local poetry publication, 35,000 rubles for quoting a letter from Ivan Turgenev to Alexander Herzen. Vladimir Kozlov, editor-in-chief of the magazine, spoke about this on his Facebook page. The editor-in-chief of the publication was fined 5,000 rubles, and the legal entity of the ANO Innovative Humanitarian Projects project - 30,000 rubles. Under what article the court imposed a fine, Kozlov did not specify.

The heads of the European Commission and the European Council, Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel , called the recognition of the independence of the "DPR" and "LPR" a violation of international law and the territorial integrity of Ukraine. The appeal was published on the Twitter of European politicians. “Recognition of the ‘DNR’ and ‘LNR’ is a blatant violation of international law, the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the Minsk agreements.

One witness to the prosecution complained about the “broken life”, the other - he defended the defendant The second day of the exit trial of Alexei Navalny ended in the Pokrovskaya colony. He interrogated two witnesses: ex-employees of structures related to the politician-Vitaly Seerukanov and Fedor Gorozhanko.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR). The broadcast was conducted by the Russia 24 TV channel. Photo: Kremlin press service He also signed agreements on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance with the heads of the DPR and LPR Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik. "Congratulations to you" - summed up Putin.

Against the backdrop of the appeal of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the nation on the recognition of the “LPR” and “DPR”, the dollar rate exceeded 80 rubles, the euro - 90. The Mosbirzhi index continues to fall - at the moment it has decreased by 18%, this is the strongest blow since 2008. At the same time, Putin has not yet begun to discuss the recognition of the republics of Donbass. He talked in detail about the story, noting that "he would have to go from afar ...".

Serbian director Emir Kusturica accepted the offer of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to become the chief director of the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press secretary of the Minister Rossiana Markovskaya. Kusturica called the proposal to Shoigu "great honour". “The theater stage of the Russian army has a great history and traditions.

Donetsk. People who remain When I called these people, I was sure that they were in a panic. And so it turned out, only panic is most not because of the shelling that they were used to in eight years, but because of the news from Russia. It depends on what they will decide on how they will live and whether they will live at all. And the news is very alarming. More alarming than in the Donbass. In Donetsk, everything is as usual. They shoot, but not so much.

In Lugansk, a car exploded in a parking lot at the building of the representative office of the self -proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic in a joint center for control and coordination (SCCC). This was reported by TASS with reference to his correspondent. Photo: LPR representation in the SCCC and in the negotiation process. According to the news agency, the representative of the LPR in the SCCC and its driver suffered.

Who runs from Lugansk and from what - says local blogger Sergey (name changed) February 9, 2022, LPR. Photo: Marina Sulimenko / TASS - In recent months in our Lugansk, they have no different from the last years. Periodically, they shot on the contact line, but this is normal, this is clear. On the one hand, people died on the one hand, someone shot, on the other side answered-a standard situation, we are used to it. It all started when they performed with their statements ( February 19 - Ed.

Russia will soon recognize the independence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics from Ukraine. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation with the leaders of Germany and France, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron, reports . the Kremlin “The President of Russia said that he intended to sign a corresponding decree in the near future.

Lawyers of the "Committee against Torture" filed a petition for state protection for 18-year-old Gennady Shvetsov, who is in SIZO-1 in Orenburg on charges of robbery. Shvetsov spoke about the threats from the employees of the detention center, the organization told Novaya Gazeta. According to Shvetsov, the SIZO officers demanded that he confess to the rape and promised to harm him if he refused.

The Russian Orthodox Church is silent in the face of a military clash of Russia and Ukraine, although on both sides of its flock Photo: Bryan Smith / Zuma Press Wire The “struggle for peace” was a key slogan of several decades of the history of the Russian Orthodox Church of the twentieth century. When Stalin in the autumn night of 1943 invited three hierarchs surviving during the repression of the repression in the Kremlin, the outcome of the Second World War was not yet predetermined.

Putin held an emergency meeting of the Security Council to recognize the “LDNR”, and the FSB reports on “Ukrainian sabotage” in Russia. Main Council meeting. Photo: RIA Novosti On February 21, the heads of self -proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk Republics Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to recognize their independence. Both appeals were published in her telegram channel TV presenter “Russia 1” Olga Skabeeva.