Western chancelleries unanimously condemn Vladimir Putin’s decision to order his army to enter pro-Russian Ukrainian territories. This Monday evening, the head of the Kremlin recognized the sovereignty separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, in the Donbass, a region in eastern Ukraine, bordering Russia.
Vladimir Putin asked his Minister of Defense that “the armed forces of Russia carry out peacekeeping duties there“.
US sanctions
Faced with this threat, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced on Tuesday a violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity from Ukraine. The Ukrainians”are not afraid of anything or anyone“and won’t back down”a single piece of the country“, he added.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron estimated on Monday that this decision by Vladimir Putin “would not go unanswered“. All believe that this is a violation of the Minsk agreements of 2014-2015guaranteeing a truce in these regions.
Disavowal for Emmanuel Macron
The blow is hard for the French head of state who thought he had obtained an agreement in principle from the Kremlin on Monday for a summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Poutine in order to initiate a diplomatic de-escalation.
On the night of Monday to Tuesday, the United States announced that they were going to take this Tuesday sanctions against Russia. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a crisis meeting this Tuesday, before deciding on sanctions “important“.
The United Nations for their part deplore “the order to deploy Russian troops in eastern Ukraine“.