Taiwan Flays Russian Recognition Of Donbas

Taipei, Feb 23: Taiwan denounced Russia’s recognition of the Luhansk and Donetsk people’s republics and urges all parties to pursue a peaceful resolution of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the government said on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the two republics’ independence on Monday.

“Our government denounces Russia’s infringement on Ukraine’s sovereignty — infringement which has led to increased tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border, and calls on all parties to continue working peacefully toward a rational resolution to the dispute,” the statement read. Tensions in the breakaway region of Donbas in Ukraine’s east have flared up with the two regions reporting increased shelling by the Ukrainian Army and ordering a general mobilization and evacuation of citizens to Russia amid fears of an offensive by Kiev.