International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic
The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) are two regions that broke away from Ukraine when they were initially declared by Russian separatists to be independent sovereign states during the pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine in April 2014. Their secession occurred just one month after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine and triggered the War in Donbas. Both separatist movements received support from Russia, but their declarations of independence gained only limited international recognition. In September 2022, Russia annexed the DPR and the LPR, incorporating both of them as Russian republics with no sovereignty. Since 2014, the Ukrainian government has classified Russian separatism as a terrorist movement. In addition to Ukraine, the majority of the international community, including the United Nations, has regarded the DPR and the LPR—like Crimea—as Ukrainian territory under Russian occupation. Three days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022...
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