Putin recognises Donetsk & Luhansk People’s Republics: The Ukraine crisis, NATO-Russia tensions explained
Ben Aris, editor-in-chief of bne IntelliNews, discusses Vladimir Putin’s motivations for recognising the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, NATO expansion causing major security concerns for Russia, Ukraine’s Zelensky declaring that he won’t implement the Minsk agreements – a trigger point for Putin, Ukraine tensions posing the biggest crisis for the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis …