Hashtags related to Ukraine situation dominate Chinese social media

Beijing [ China ], February 26 (ANI): Amid tension between Russia and Ukraine, Chinese social media is dominated by hashtags related to the issue. Hashtags such as “#Putin recognizes the independence of eastern Ukrainian civilian armed areas” and “#Change in Russian Ukrainian situation”, “#Russia will provide military assistance to the two eastern Ukrainian regions” were trending on social media. While other trending hashtags include Russian representatives to the EU saying “Russia will withdraw its troops from Ukraine after end of operation”. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized Ukraine’s breakaway regions – Donetsk and Luhansk – as independent entities. Later,…