A utility worker during installation of an address sign on the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) square near the US Embassy in Moscow, Russia, on June 22 (Andrey Bresonov/Kommersant/Sipa USA/AP)
Euronews/AFP: Moscow renames US embassy street after Donetsk separatists
The city of Moscow has renamed the official address of the US embassy in Moscow after pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.
The street housing the embassy building has now been labelled "Donetsk People's Republic Square".
The move now forces the US diplomatic mission to refer to the separatist territory in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.
Russia recognised the independence of the region in February -- just before it launched its invasion of Ukraine -- but the US and the West have not recognised it.
"The US embassy in Russia has a new official address," Moscow City Hall said in a statement.
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Update #1: Moscow names square near US embassy in honor of Donetsk Republic (TASS)
Update #2: Area outside US Embassy in Moscow renamed to "Donetsk People's Republic Square" (CNN)
WNU Editor: This is identical to what Washington DC did a few years ago .... Washington renames Russian embassy street after slain opposition MP (BBC).