Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to hold talks with Donbass officials on Friday
|Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, the country’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with officials from the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics of eastern Ukraine on Friday.
Key takeaways
“Both sides are likely to discuss Russian military operations in Ukraine, as well as the opening of the embassies of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic in Moscow.“
“They will also discuss the opening of Russian diplomatic outposts in the two regions.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on Monday to recognize the two breakaway regions as independent states before ordering a full-blown invasion of Ukraine.
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