{"id":1333626,"date":"2022-02-23T12:05:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T17:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1333626"},"modified":"2022-02-23T17:07:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T22:07:51","slug":"breaking-russia-claims-separatist-regions-have-asked-for-its-help-fighting-ukraines-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-russia-claims-separatist-regions-have-asked-for-its-help-fighting-ukraines-military\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Russia Claims Separatist Regions Have Asked For Its Help Fighting Ukraine\u2019s Military"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-russia-claims-separatist-regions-have-asked-for-its-help-fighting-ukraines-military%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1333626&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/RussiaTank-1-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Kremlin claimed on Wednesday that the leaders of two separatist regions of Ukraine, which Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized as independent this week, have asked for Putin\u2019s help in fighting Ukraine\u2019s military, a sign that some analysts say might be what sparks Russia\u2019s military invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s TASS News Agency claimed:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People\u2019s Republics (DPR and LPR), Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to offer help in repelling the aggression from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in order to avoid civilian casualties and prevent a humanitarian disaster in Donbass.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWritten requests have come through for Russian President Vladimir Putin from Leonid Pasechnik, the head of the Lugansk People\u2019s Republic, and Denis Pushilin, the head of the Donetsk People\u2019s Republic,\u201d Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1409091\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe heads of those republics on behalf of themselves and their peoples express their gratitude to the Russian president for the recognition of their states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peskov claimed that \u201camid the current situation and in order to prevent civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster, the two republics\u2019 heads ask the Russian president to help in repelling the aggression of the Ukrainian armed forces and formations, in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 of the friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance treaties between Russia and the republics.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a1\ufe0fThe Kremlin says the DNR and LNR have asked Putin to \u201chelp beat back the aggression of the Ukrainian armed forces to avoid victims among the civilian population and a humanitarian catastrophe in the Donbas\u201d, per Russian wires.<\/p>\n<p>This could be it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 max seddon (@maxseddon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxseddon\/status\/1496587959881113600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not good. Donetsk and Luhansk puppet leaders have sent requests to Putin &#8220;to assist in repelling aggression from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to avoid civilian casualties and prevent a humanitarian catastrophe&#8221; in the Donbas. Photos from the Kremlin via TASS news agency. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s35kYgYBcE\">pic.twitter.com\/s35kYgYBcE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristopherJM\/status\/1496589115369959424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Significant:<\/p>\n<p>Kremlin spox claiming the separatist leaders in Donetsk and Luhansk in the Donbas region of Ukraine \u2014 the areas Putin has called independent states \u2013 have asked Putin for help fighting Ukrainian Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper\/status\/1496591757055770629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire\u2019s first original film, Shut In, has made its cinematic debut, being met with rave reviews. 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