Now this is a blast from the past: these agreements are the exact wordings of the agreement between the USSR and Finland during the cold war. This in essence means that either party may propose mutual military exercises and request for military assistance. In all the honesty I thought I'd never see this again. Now all it takes is LPR and/orDPR ask for brotherly help and the
Soviet Russian forces will be there, on Ukrainian soil. If Ukrainians try to protect their sovereignty, all hell breaks loose.
TASS: Putin signed decrees recognizing the LPR and the DPR.
Putin and Pushilin signed an agreement on friendship, cooperation and assistance between the Russian Federation and the DPR.
Putin and Pasechnik signed an agreement on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the Russian Federation and the LPR in the Kremlin.
Putin congratulated the heads of the DPR and LPR on the signing of friendship treaties with Russia.
https://tass.ru/politika/13792297