On February 15, 2021 the State Duma passed a resolution calling on the Kremlin to recognize the independence of the breakaway republics of [[Donetsk]] and [[Lugansk]] in eastern Ukraine by a vote of 351 to 16 with 1 abstention.<ref>https://www.rt.com/russia/549425-state-duma-backed-donbass-independency/</ref>
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On February 15, 2021 the State Duma passed a resolution calling for the recognition of independence for the breakaway republics of [[Donetsk]] and [[Lugansk]] in eastern Ukraine by a vote of 351 to 16 with 1 abstention.<ref>https://www.rt.com/russia/549425-state-duma-backed-donbass-independency/</ref>