Russia on Tuesday moved to quickly secure its hold on Ukraine’s rebel regions, confirming that it would include areas held by Ukrainian forces — forcing Ukraine’s president to consider cutting diplomatic relations amid fears of a full-scale invasion.New legislation introduced Tuesday — expected to be quickly rubber-stamped by the Kremlin-controlled parliament — aims to allow Russia to deploy troops and set up military bases throughout the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov clarified Tuesday that the Kremlin has recognized the rebel regions’ independence “in borders that existed when they proclaimed” that independence in 2014.
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