David Child og Ramy Allahoum (21. februar 2022). «Putin orders Russian forces to Ukraine rebel regions». Al Jazeera Media Network. Besøkt 28. mars 2022. «Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to “maintain peace” in two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, hours after the Russian president recognised Donetsk and Luhansk as independent entities.»
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Matthew, Lee; Konstantin, Manenkov (10. januar 2022). «No progress seen after Russia-US talks over Ukraine tensions». Associated Press News (på engelsk). Geneva: Associated Press. Besøkt 31. januar 2022. «The United States and Russia locked horns over Ukraine and other security issues Monday with no sign of progress from either side at highly anticipated strategic talks. Low expectations from both Washington and Moscow about the high-stakes session in Geneva appeared to have been met as senior diplomats from the two countries emerged without offering any hint of success.»
«Crimean bridge: What's next, asks Ukraine, after explosion». BBC News (på engelsk). 8. oktober 2022. Besøkt 8. oktober 2022. «An adviser to Ukraine's President Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak, did not directly claim Ukrainian responsibility, but wrote: "Crimea, the bridge, the beginning. Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled."»
«Path to war in Ukraine was laid in months of plans, warnings». ABC News (på engelsk). 26. februar 2022. Besøkt 27. februar 2022. «He laid down his demands on Dec. 15: a ban on NATO membership for Ukraine and other ex-Soviet nations, a halt to the deployment of NATO weapons in those countries and a rollback of NATO forces from Eastern Europe.»
«Joe Biden marshals U.S. allies as Europe faces darkest hour since WW2». Newsweek (på engelsk). 24. februar 2022. Besøkt 24. februar 2022. «The U.S. and its allies have also warned that such an invasion would be a major conflict as around 150,000 to 190,000 Russian troops are amassed along Ukraine's borders. A military offensive of that size hasn't taken place in Europe since World War II.»
Steve, Holland; Andrea, Shalal; Jonathan, Landay; Will, Dunham (8. april 2021). Franklin, red. «Russian force on Ukraine border larger than any time since 2014, U.S. says» (på engelsk). Washington D.C.Reuters. «Russia has more troops on Ukraine’s eastern border than at any time since 2014, when it annexed Crimea and backed separatist territory seizures, and the United States is concerned by growing “Russian aggressions,” the White House said on Thursday.»
«Ukrainian forces perform victory dance after liberating eastern city of Lyman». the Guardian (på engelsk). 1. oktober 2022. Besøkt 2. oktober 2022. «The rapid Ukrainian counteroffensive appears to have triggered Putin’s speech on Friday, when he announced that Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts were now irrevocably part of Russia, after so-called “referendums” last week. The Kremlin controls almost all of Luhansk and Kherson provinces, but only parts of the other two regions.»
Address by the President of the Russian Federation en.kremlin.ru arkivert av web.archive.org. Tale av presidenten i den Russiske Føderasjon Vladimir Putin, 21 Februar 2022. sitat:It should be noted that Ukraine actually never had stable traditions of real statehood. And, therefore, in 1991 it opted for mindlessly emulating foreign models, which have no relation to history or Ukrainian realities. Political government institutions were readjusted many times to the rapidly growing clans and their self-serving interests, which had nothing to do with the interests of the Ukrainian people. (...) In this regard, I consider it necessary to take a long overdue decision and to immediately recognise the independence and sovereignty of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic. I would like to ask the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to support this decision and then ratify the Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance with both republics. These two documents will be prepared and signed shortly.
