Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called unacceptable Russia's decision to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR).

"From the very beginning of the crisis, we sincerely sought to reduce tensions. In the statement of our Foreign Ministry on the latest events, it was indicated that Russia's decision to recognize the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk republics contradicts the Minsk agreements. It was stressed that this decision is a clear violation …

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian Defense Ministry to send Russian troops into the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's republics.

According to the decree signed by Putin, the Ministry of Defense is instructed to "ensure the implementation of peacekeeping functions" in the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics with the help of the armed forces of the Russian Federation. According to the decree, the decision was made following the appeals of DPR and LPR leaders, …

Six Russian warships passed the Kerch Strait and entered the Sea of Azov, reported the editor-in-chief of the BlackSeaNews Andriy Klymenko on Facebook.

According to Klimenko, anti-submarine ship Eysk, patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin, large landing ship Novocherkassk, large landing ship Caesar Kunikov, large landing ship Saratov, Missile Corvette Naberezhnye Chelny crossed into the Sea of Azov.

Klymenko noted that alsthough Russia has not closed new areas in the Sea of Azov, a large portion of the …

Russian politicians have called on President Vladimir Putin to "give the West one last chance" to force Kyiv to comply with the Minsk agreements.

Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev urged Putin to tell his American counterpart Joe Biden that if the necessary measures are not taken, the recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics will follow.

"We need that you [Putin] tell Biden: "If the massacre does not stop in 2-3 days, then the only solution is the …

US President Joe Biden allegedly assured Putin that Ukraine will not be accepted into NATO in the near future, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Russian Security Council.

"My American colleague [Joe Biden] assured that Ukraine is not going to be accepted tomorrow, moreover, some kind of moratorium is possible, but they believe that Ukraine is not ready today. Therefore, we consider this not a concession, but further implementation of their plans. If, you believe that it …

The Russian authorities seem to have passed the point of no return in the escalation of the crisis around Ukraine.

On Monday, January 21, the Russian Defense Ministry said a Ukrainian saboteur and reconnaissance group and Ukrainian infantry armored vehicles crossed into Russia.

The incident, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, occurred at about 6:00 am Moscow time near the village of Mityakinskaya (Rostov region).

"As a result of the clash, five violators of the border of the Russian …

The leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasecniks, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize the independence of pseudo-republics, reports RIA Novosti.

Pushilin said that the Ukrainian authorities allegedly decided to resolve the conflict by force, so he asks Putin to consider concluding a cooperation agreement between Russia and Donetsk People’s Republic.

Puhsiliyn also asked to include in the agreement between Russia and …

The leader of the pro-Russian militants, Denis Pushilin, said that Ukrainian soldiers allegedly carry out massive shelling of the territories, which are not under Kyiv’s control, and called on the male population of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to take up arms.

"In recent days alone, the artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has fired more than 1,700 mortars and shells on residential areas. We are being hit with heavy artillery, mortars, grenade launchers and …