#RUSSIA: Lawmakers Set To Vote On Recognition Of Ukraine Breakaway Republics

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Russia's parliament will vote on Tuesday to decide whether to ask President Vladimir Putin to recognise two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent, the speaker of the Duma lower house said.

Vyacheslav Volodin said lawmakers would consider two alternative resolutions on recognition of the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, in the area known as the Donbass, where separatist forces have been fighting the Ukrainian army since 2014.

The vote is a reversal of sorts for the parliament, which last week said it would not immediately take up the matter.

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#RUSSIA: Duma May Delay Vote To Recognize Breakaway Ukraine Provinces

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Russia’s lower house of parliament may seek guidance from the government on whether to call for the recognition of two breakaway Ukrainian regions as independent, its speaker said on Friday, implying that the step could be delayed.

The State Duma, Russia’s lower house, is due on Monday to set a date to vote on a group of lawmakers’ proposal to appeal to President Vladimir Putin to recognize the two self-proclaimed republics that are supported by Moscow.

Formal recognition of the east Ukrainian regions controlled by pro-Russian separatists since 2014 would further inflame tensions over a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine that has raised fears of an invasion. Moscow denies invasion plans.

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#UKRAINE: Separatists Plan Spring Conference Of Secessionists Across The Globe, Including From Texas

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An official from the self-proclaimed, Russian-backed Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine says he will host a "summit of unrecognized states" this Spring, hoping the meeting will result in a "League of New States." The meeting will include representatives from a movement by Texans to break away from the USA.

Pictured: Aleksandr Kofman, the self-styled foreign minister of the unrecognized Donetsk People's Republic