Ukraine Separatist Regions Get Recognition From Putin: Map

A view of a monument to Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin and a poster reading "Russian Donbas." — A view of a monument to Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin and a poster reading "Russian Donbas."
Photographer: Alexander Ryumin

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By Edward Dufner

February 21, 2022 at 8:18 PM UTC

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order recognizing two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, escalating his feud with the U.S. and Europe.