Russia's parliament will vote on Tuesday to decide whether to ask President Vladimir Putin to recognize Ukraine's breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states.
A draft resolution submitted by the Communist Party and supported by the United Russia party that was put on the agenda of the lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, was referred to a parliamentary committee.
According to the resolution, the call on Putin for the recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk will be first sent to the Russian Foreign Ministry for consultation.
The recognition would form the basis for the provision of security guarantees and the protection of the people there from external dangers, according to the resolution.
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Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, said Monday that the parliament would consider two resolutions on the recognition of eastern Ukraine's Lugansk and Donetsk regions as independent.
ReplyDeleteThe appeal will be considered and voted upon during the parliament's plenary session on Tuesday, Volodin said in a telegram post.
According to the chairman, the first resolution will be sent directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin after it is adopted, while the second will be sent to the Russian Foreign Ministry and government structures for further consideration.
"Washington is escalating tensions, supplying weapons to Ukraine together with European countries, Kiev doesn't comply with the Minsk agreements," he wrote.
"All this poses threats and risks to the lives of our citizens and compatriots living in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics," Volodin added.