Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov told state-run RIA Novosti that Putin would deliver a video address to the Russian people Monday night.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he was weighing a request by the leaders of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine to recognize them as independent states — a move that would allow Russia to roll troops into the disputed areas.
Images of the gathering showed Putin sitting alone at a desk while members of the council gathered on the opposite side of the ornately decorated room. Russian President Vladimir Putin is weighing a request by leaders of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine to recognize the areas as independent states.Making Donetsk and Luhansk independent states would allow Russia to roll troops into the disputed areas.
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