Russia's reunification with Donbass should have happened earlier; by now this has become obvious.
This admission was made today, November 25, by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the mothers of servicemen participating in the special military operation.
"As for 2014, of course, in hindsight we are all smart, but we proceeded on the assumption that maybe it will be possible to agree and Luhansk, Donetsk will somehow be able to reunite with Ukraine within the framework of the Minsk agreements.
We were sincerely going towards it, but we could not feel the mood of the people to the end, it was impossible to fully understand what was happening there, - said the Head of State. - Now it is probably obvious that this reunification should have happened earlier.
Maybe there would not have been so many casualties among civilians, there would not have been so many children who died under the shelling.
Russia recognized the independence of the DNR and LNR on February 21, 2022.
On the morning of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an appeal to start a military special operation in Ukraine, which is still going on.
https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2022/11/25/putin-donbass-v-rossiyu-nado-bylo-brat-ranshe
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