“Let's put it mildly: our country does not care about the non-recognition of new borders by the G7, the true will of the people living there is important.
Don't forget the Kosovo precedent, Western friends," Medvedev wrote on Telegram.
As stated in the Russian Foreign Ministry, the reunification of Crimea with Russia and the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics are the established territorial realities that Kyiv and the authorities of other countries need to recognize.
On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on Russia's recognition of the independence of the LNR and the DNR.
At a meeting with UN Secretary General António Guterres, the head of the Russian state recalled the decision of the international court on the situation in Kosovo, which was supported by the international community.