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Putin Recognizes Independence of Ukraine Separatist Regions By Zachary Stieber and Jack Phillips February 21, 2022 Updated: February 21, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 21 said that Russia recognizes the independence of the separatist Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine, which some Western officials say will give Moscow the pretext to send in troops. Putin, in a lengthy speech, said…