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Residents of Ukraine’s statelets recount their joy over Russia’s recognition of their independence – and what came next.

Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24 placed the smaller eastern European country at the centre of international concern. FRANCE 24 traces the chronology of the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv to the Maidan protests in Ukraine’s capital in late 2013.

Two women in Kyiv and in the Luhansk area were in labour underground while Ukraine was attacked

Emmanuel Macron insisted revival of accords from 2014 and 2015 ‘only path on which peace can be built’

Pro-Russian separatist regions declared independence from Kyiv in 2014

Recognising the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic was a very difficult but necessary decision. It was necessitated primarily by humanitarian considerations and a willingness to protect the civilian population from ongoing armed violence in Donbas by the present Ukrainian authorities. The decision was taken in light of the…

Russian-backed separatist leaders expect their troops to move outwards to the borders of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions very soon, Russian news agencies quoted separatist leaders as saying on Friday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with officials from the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics of eastern Ukraine on Friday on their plans to open embassies in Moscow, Russia's foreign ministry said.

Ukraine news from February 25: Biden plans move to freeze assets of Putin and Russian foreign minister.