Putin: Russia must recognize Ukraine’s breakaway regions

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2 年前

Putin said in televised remarks on Monday (February 21) that the threat to Russia would substantially increase if Ukraine were to join NATO.

Washington says Russia has now massed a force numbering 169,000-190,000 troops in the region, including pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.

Russia denies planning any attack on its neighbor, which broke away from Moscow's rule with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, but has demanded sweeping security guarantees, including a promise that Ukraine will never join NATO.