“I have received a request from the foreign ministry to examine the question of breaking off relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation,” said Zelensky, adding he would now “examine and work on this issue”.
Putin recognizes Ukraine’s rebel regions
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine and paved the way to provide the separatists with military support. Putin called said in a televised speech that the move was “long overdue” to recognize Donetsk and Luhansk.