Sehaj SinghBREAKING: Putin says no prospects of a peace plan
In a major development Russian President Putin stated that there are no prospects of a peace plan
Further, Putin stated that he will decide today on recognising the independence of separatist rebel areas of Ukraine
This is a move that would ratchet up tensions with the West amid fears that the Kremlin could launch an invasion of Ukraine imminently. Leaders of the separatist regions released televised statements pleading with Putin to recognize them as independent states and sign friendship treaties envisaging military aid to protect them
Ukraine has reached out to the United Nations asking for an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The Russian stock market nosedived shortly after Putin's remarks
