In an early Tuesday address to the public, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared that Ukraine’s internationally recognised borders will remain unchanged, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognise the independence of the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. Zelensky argued that Russia’s move translates to its withdrawal from the ...
The United States on Monday announced sanctions against separatist areas in Ukraine recognized by Russia, shortly after a Russian decree recognizing Luhansk and Donetsk as independent areas. The US sanctions will “prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by US persons to, from, or in the so-called DNR and LNR regions ...