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recognise the independence of (Anglophile); recognize as independent (German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden have agreed that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decrees recognizing two separatist pro-Moscow regions in Ukraine as independent “will not go unanswered," Scholz’s spokesperson said.  cnn.com 4uzhoj); recognise someone's independence (The leaders of two-self proclaimed people’s republics formally asked Vladimir Putin to recognise their independence in a coordinated appeal on Monday, a move that is set to further inflame the situation in eastern Ukraine. 4uzhoj) |
