President of Russia Putin recognizes DPR and LPR

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 21: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY â MANDATORY CREDIT - "KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) President of Russia, Vladimir Putin signs decrees on the recognition of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) in Moscow, Russia on February 21, 2022. The heads of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) asked the President of Russia to recognize the self-proclaimed republics. This issue was discussed at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin appealed to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to ratify the treaty of friendship and mutual assistance with the DPR-LPR. Putin signed decrees on the recognition of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). (Photo by Kremlin Press Office / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)