“We are grateful to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who was one of the first to support Russia’s decision to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics to ensure the safety of people,” Volodin said.
He stressed that the decision to conduct a peacekeeping operation is designed to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe.
On February 21, the Russian president signed decrees on Russia's recognition of the independence of the LNR and the DNR.
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that the decision to recognize the independence of the DPR and LPR was necessary in the face of the aggression of the Ukrainian authorities in the Donbass.