These videos are uploaded by Russia Insight on YT in oriignal Russian Audio with English CC Subs.
Putin gives a general overview of the immediate situation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y_qHzl_vOg
Address to the Citizens of the Russian Federation
Beginning: Putin gives a history lesson on the formation of Soviet Ukraine. (Caption: "Communists Created Modern Ukraine and Pushed Russian Donbass Into New Soviet Republic!")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytREHu-kYLc
End: Putin announces the recognition of the Donetsk Republic and the Lugansk Republic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSrr6cx5f1U
President Putin signs the documents for the recognition of the Donetsk And Lugansk Republics
https://www.9xyoutube.com/watch?v=JGkI_-S_aL0
Full address to the Citizens of the Russian Federation (55 Minutes 55 Seconds)
[Россия 24] Обращение Президента Российской Федерации от 21.02.22 (Russian Audio, no subtitles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvcCB5dZPZI
[Ruptly] Full statement with English voice-over translator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTHUok0iQ-M
Synchronised:
RU (+0:50): https://youtu.be/uvcCB5dZPZI?t=50
ENG (0:00): https://youtu.be/XTHUok0iQ-M?t=0
[The Saker] Russia recognition of the LDNR – a few initial thoughts
Note: The Saker is an American-Russian independent geopolitical analyst who writes excellent and comprehensive analyses of the geopolitical situation around Russia and sometimes on the Orthodox Church. Unfortunately he does not think very well of Trump and thinks Q is nonsensical, but he is nevertheless unaffacted by mainstream views.
https://thesaker.is/russia-recognition-of-the-ldnr-a-few-initial-thoughts/
But Liz Cheney told me Russia invaded?