Marion Gauthier, edited by Gauthier Delomez 7:55 a.m., February 22, 2022

After eight years of war, Russian President Vladimir Putin, godfather of pro-Russian separatists, announced Monday evening in a televised address the deployment of his army in eastern Ukraine to "maintain peace".

In this speech of more than an hour, the master of the Kremlin claimed that the country was "a threat to Russia".

A speech like a negation of Ukraine.

Monday evening, after eight years of war, Vladimir Poutine, the godfather of the pro-Russian separatists, announced in a televised speech of more than one hour its intention to deploy troops in the east of the country, in Donbass, for " maintain peace".

The master also recognized the independence of the two self-proclaimed republics in the region, Donetsk and Lugansk.

Ukraine, created by the USSR according to the master of the Kremlin, a "madness", a "humiliation", an "injustice", he declared in his televised speech.

"These are facts," repeated the nostalgic of the Soviet era, who went so far as to say that his country "did everything to respect the integrity of Ukraine".

He violently charged the "Kiev regime", "nationalist, anti-Russian", too focused on the West.

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Ukraine "is a threat to Russia"

"The Ukrainian government began from the beginning to build itself in the refusal of everything that unites us," said Vladimir Putin, continuing: "The extremists seized power and organized violence and terror. There there have been waves of pogroms in Ukrainian cities, series of atrocious and unpunished murders."

In this speech, there followed the allusions to the so-called "genocide" of the Russians in a Ukraine that is nevertheless largely Russian-speaking.

Today, the border country "is a threat to Russia", assured Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine would prepare a lightning war on the Donbass, could have nuclear weapons, enter NATO...

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A conclusion that suggests other actions

The conclusion seems almost weak and portends further action.

For the moment, the recognition of the independence of the pro-Russian separatists buries the peace agreements and legitimizes the entry of Russian troops into the territory of the Ukrainian state, as defined by the international community, with the exception of Russia.