Donetsk and Luhansk 'people's republics' appeal to Putin for help 'repelling' Ukraine
4:04 pm, February 23, 2022
Source: TASS
The de facto leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk peoples republics have appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for help repelling aggression from Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Wednesday, February 23.
The state news agency also released photos of the appeals provided by the Kremlins press service. The letters, dated February 22, 2022, claim that the military aggression from the Ukrainian side is intensifying and that Kyiv continues to increase its military presence along the line of contact in the Donbas. The letters also allege that Ukrainian forces have destroyed infrastructure in breakaway territories and caused civilian casualties.
The DNR and LNR leaders requested help within the framework of the treaties on friendship and mutual assistance with Russia, which the Russian parliament ratified on February 22. The Kremlins spokesman did not disclose Putins response to the appeals.
Excerpt: Update. Ukraine has requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council in response to the DNR and LNR formally requesting military assistance from Russia, reports Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. The D/LNRs request is a further escalation of the security situation, he wrote on Twitter
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( Putin's crazy deepens. )