[Breaking] "Putin Orders Peacekeeping Forces to Enter Ukraine Donbas"

Russian President Vladimir Putin
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian peacekeeping forces to enter the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, major foreign media reported on the 21st (local time).

According to reports, President Putin ordered Russian peacekeeping forces to enter the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) in the Donbas region.

Earlier, President Putin signed a presidential decree recognizing these two areas as independent countries. He claimed that the Donbas region has historically been Russian territory and signed mutual assistance treaties with pro-Russian rebel groups, effectively declaring military intervention.

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