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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin born 7 October 1952 is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is the current president of Russia. 17 hours agoMOSCOW AP Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine a move that will severely ratchet up tensions with the West amid fears that his country could invade Ukraine at any moment and use skirmishes as a pretext for an attack.

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. The Health Secretary also described the move as a dark day for Europe. That deal was resented by many in Ukraine who saw it as a capitulation a blow to the countrys integrity and a betrayal of national interests. Putin has decided to attack says Health Secretary.

Putin has convened top officials to consider recognizing the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. Putins announcement comes after a meeting. 18 hours agoPutin justified his decision in a far-reaching pre-recorded speech blaming NATO for the current crisis and calling the US-led alliance an existential threat to.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a Security Council meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow Russia Monday Feb. He was also the prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. It was a.

14 hours agoPutins announcement shattered a 2015 peace deal signed in Minsk requiring Ukrainian authorities to offer broad self-rule to the rebel regions a major diplomatic coup for Moscow. He has been serving in this position since 2012 and he previously held this office from 1999 until 2008. The invasion of Ukraine has already begun and Britain will.

1 day agoPutins announcement drew international condemnation and immediate US. 12 hours agoPutins move will narrow the diplomatic options to avoid war since it is an explicit rejection of a seven-year-old ceasefire mediated by France and Germany touted as. Such a move would ratchet up tensions with.

17 hours agoPutin recognizes separatist eastern Ukrainian regions. Sanctions to halt US. The meeting details will be determined by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov when they meet.

Putin also argued on Monday that the myth of Ukraine was reinforced by the crumbling Soviet government of Mikhail Gorbachev which allowed Ukraine to slip free of Moscows grasp. 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have both agreed in principle to hold a summit on security and strategic stability in Europe according to the office of French President Emmanuel Macron.

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