China News Agency, Nur-Sultan, February 22. Kiev news: In the early morning of the 22nd local time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people after concluding the emergency meeting of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Committee, saying that Russia recognized "Donne". The "independence" of the temporarily occupied territories of Tsk and Luhansk is a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
According to the official website of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Zelensky condemned Russia's recognition of the two "republics" in the eastern part of Ukraine in a video speech, believing that Russia's decision is a violation of Ukraine's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, which means that Russia's single withdrew from the Minsk Agreement.
Russia ignored the relevant decisions of the "Normandy Model" Quartet, undermining the peace efforts of all parties and the existing negotiation model.
Zelensky said he had discussed the situation with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Scholz, U.S. President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Council President Michel.
He also called for an urgent "Normandy model" Quartet summit and a special OSCE meeting.
Zelensky said Ukraine would work on a political and diplomatic solution to the conflict, but would not succumb to provocation.
In April 2014, large-scale clashes between Ukrainian government troops and civilian armed forces broke out in eastern Ukraine.
Civilian armed forces subsequently announced the establishment of the "Donetsk People's Republic" and "Luhansk People's Republic".
Through the mediation of the international community, the two parties to the conflict reached a ceasefire agreement in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, in September 2014 and February 2015 respectively. Since then, large-scale armed conflicts have been brought under control, but small-scale exchanges of fire have occurred from time to time.
Recently, the situation in the eastern part of Uzbekistan has deteriorated. The Uzbek government army and the local civilian armed forces accuse each other of launching shelling on the contact line.
On the evening of the 21st, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order recognizing the "Donetsk People's Republic" and "Luhansk People's Republic" in eastern Ukraine.
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