Putin Signs Decree Recognizing Separatist Regions In Eastern Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic Monday in a ceremony carried on state television. 

Earlier, in the day, the heads of the self-proclaimed pro-Russian republics requested the Kremlin leader recognize their independence and sovereignty.

According to CNN report, members of Putin’s Security Council supported the initiative in a meeting the same day.