LDNR OPEN THREAD

Dear friends, I am opening another open thread.  Please try to stick to FACTS and not just post opinions. PLEASE DO NOT, REPEAT NOT, POST VARIOUS RUMORS COMING FROM WESTERN

Putin just signed a decree recognizing the LDNR republics and signed treaties on cooperation and mutual support. I will write an analysis ASAP. Right now, I open this OPEN THREAD.

I am creating a new OPEN THREAD to post information and opinions about the current crisis in the eastern Ukraine and between the USA and Russia.  This OPEN THREAD now