Moscow (Russian Federation), 20/02/2022.- Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Russian Nation on what is happening in the Donbass and on the border with Ukraine in Moscow, Russia, 21 February 2022. The heads of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) asked the President of Russia to recognize the self-proclaimed republics. This issue was discussed at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin appealed to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to ratify the treaty of friendship and mutual assistance with the DPR-LPR. Putin signed decrees on the recognition of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). (Rusia, Ucrania, Moscú) EFE/EPA/ALEKSEY NIKOLSKYI/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL / POOL