After sharing his grievances with the West in his Munich speech in 2007, tonight we got #Putin‘s #Ukraine speech, which too will go down in history as a declaration of war against Ukraine and the European security order. 1/ What will happen next? After Russia‘s recognition of #LPR and #DPR as independent states, these ‘states’ will invite Russian troops to reinstate peace and stability. Moscow will gladly send these troops to protect what it sees as Russian compatriots and citizens. 2/