# Russia's recognition of the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic as independent on February 21…
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/claim/russias-recognition-of-the-luhansk-peoples-republic-and-donetsk-peoples--f2a367c8
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
*Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/claim/russias-recognition-of-the-luhansk-peoples-republic-and-donetsk-peoples--f2a367c8.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1
Russia's recognition of the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic as independent on February 21 prompted the German government's decision to halt Nord Stream 2.