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Monday, February 21, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 21, 2022
Zelensky says he spoke with Biden about Russian recognition of Ukrainian separatists
US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House, on September 1, 2021, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky says he has discussed Russia’s recognition of his country’s two Kremlin-backed separatist regions with US President Joe Biden.
Zelensky tweets that he “discussed the events of the last hours” with the US leader and then convened a national security council meeting focused on responding to Vladimir Putin’s unilateral recognition of the independence of part of eastern Ukraine.
