{"id":61966,"date":"2022-02-21T16:36:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T21:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61966"},"modified":"2022-02-21T16:36:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T21:36:33","slug":"putin-orders-peacekeeping-operation-in-ukraines-breakaway-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61966","title":{"rendered":"Putin Orders Peacekeeping Operation In Ukraine&#8217;s Breakaway Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__Eyn7V\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__MEgbb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/donbas-rebel-leaders-formally-urge-immediate-russian-military-assistance\">Putin Orders Peacekeeping Operation In Ukraine&#8217;s Breakaway Regions<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__t4rGu\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__6iJOI NodeBody_container__hI8PI\">\n<p><u><strong>Update (422pmET)<\/strong><\/u>: It appears that boots are about to hit the ground. According to Reuters and RIA, Putin has ordered a peacekeeping operation in Eastern Ukraine&#8217;s breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PUTIN ORDERS RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES TO START &#8216;PEACEKEEPING MISSION&#8217; IN E. UKRAINE BREAKAWAY REGIONS &#8212; RIA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And while Russian troops appear headed for the Donbas, Ukraine troops are now moving toward Kharkiv, located due north of the separatist areas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AdvertisingSlot_desktop__lDlm4 AdvertisingSlot_tablet__MndqJ AdvertisingSlot_mobile__7vsEF AdvertisingSlot_placement__b8TLC AdvertisingSlot_align__800B1\">\n<aside id=\"in-content-video\" class=\"AdvertisingSlot_verticallySpaced__MBqFK\" data-google-query-id=\"CJmAi-jfkfYCFfsDaAgdxxcI1w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_video_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed-holdback-prod\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190ZWFtX2hvbGRiYWNrXzExOTI5Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6ImhvbGRiYWNrX3Byb2QiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjo4fX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1495873114814750730&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fdonbas-rebel-leaders-formally-urge-immediate-russian-military-assistance&amp;partner=tweetdeck&amp;sessionId=b9020eba5001f0edcc59c721323e1410f5aecbdc&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2582c61%3A1645036219416&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\" data-twitter-extracted-i1645479222832222346=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\u26a1\ufe0fTROOP MOVEMENT IN UKRAINIAN CAPITAL KIEV.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Columns reportedly heading to Kharkiv.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Lxigx70pP\">pic.twitter.com\/4Lxigx70pP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ukraine War Report (@UkrWarReport)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UkrWarReport\/status\/1495873114814750730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Update(2:30pmET)<\/u><\/strong>: It&#8217;s official: Putin has confirmed the change of status recognition while warning Kiev and the West that Russia&#8217;s military will act against any further aggression.\u00a0<strong>He warned that Ukraine&#8217;s government must now halt all military actions against Donbas or whatever happens next will be on them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed-holdback-prod\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190ZWFtX2hvbGRiYWNrXzExOTI5Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6ImhvbGRiYWNrX3Byb2QiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjo4fX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1495849535859527684&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fdonbas-rebel-leaders-formally-urge-immediate-russian-military-assistance&amp;partner=tweetdeck&amp;sessionId=b9020eba5001f0edcc59c721323e1410f5aecbdc&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2582c61%3A1645036219416&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1495849535859527684\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\" data-twitter-extracted-i1645479222832222346=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Putin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Putin<\/a>\u00a0signed decrees recognising independence of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Donetsk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Donetsk<\/a>\u00a0People&#8217;s Republic and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lugansk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lugansk<\/a>\u00a0People&#8217;s Republic, as well as treaties on friendship and cooperation between\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Russia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Russia<\/a>\u00a0and DPR and LPR.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LHoQhUslde\">pic.twitter.com\/LHoQhUslde<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Russian Embassy, UK (@RussianEmbassy)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RussianEmbassy\/status\/1495849535859527684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Modern Ukraine was completely created by Russia,&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0Putin stated at the outset of his speech.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE WAS NOT ABLE TO ACHIEVE STABLE STATEHOOD AND HAS THEREFORE HAD TO RELY ON FOREIGN COUNTRIES LIKE THE UNITED STATES<\/li>\n<li>PUTIN: UKRAINE HAS BECOME &#8216;A COLONY WITH A PUPPET GOVERNMENT&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE PLANS TO CREATE ITS OWN NUCLEAR WEAPONS<\/li>\n<li>PUTIN SAYS WE WERE PROMISED NATO WOULD NOT EXPAND PUTIN SAYS THE OPPOSITE HAPPENED<\/li>\n<li>PUTIN: I WILL SAY SOMETHING IVE NEVER SAID FOR THE FIRST TIME: I ASKED CLINTON HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT RUSSIA JOINING NATO?<\/li>\n<li>PUTIN SAYS WE SAW FIVE WAVES OF NATO EXPANSION RECENTLY<\/li>\n<li>U.S. DOES NOT NEED SUCH A BIG COUNTRY AS RUSSIA IN NATO<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;WHY MAKE AN ENEMY OF US<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putin Orders Peacekeeping Operation In Ukraine&#8217;s Breakaway Regions Update (422pmET): It appears that boots are about to hit the ground. According to Reuters and RIA, Putin has ordered a peacekeeping operation in Eastern Ukraine&#8217;s breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. PUTIN ORDERS RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES TO START &#8216;PEACEKEEPING MISSION&#8217; IN E. 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