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NATO Chief Stoltenberg Holds Briefing After Extraordinary Meeting on Ukraine

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Russia previously announced recognition of both Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, with president Putin noting the move should have occurred "long ago". The decision was met with a backlash in the US, Britain, and the EU, who pledged to impose sanctions against Moscow.
Sputnik comes live from Brussels as NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg holds a media briefing after the extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission. The meeting was held after President Vladimir Putin officially recognised the independence of Donbass republics and ordered Russian peacekeepers to enter the region to maintain the peace after a wave of shelling attacks by Ukraine against the republics.
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