Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday also slammed US Vice President
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for the endorsement of the bill, which he said may undermine the Minsk agreements over Ukraine.
"Since Washington welcomes the move that undermines the Minsk agreements, one can only conclude that Washington is pushing Kiev toward a military resolution of the problem," Lavrov said.
He was speaking during a presser with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari in the Russian capital, Moscow.
The bill outlines the boundaries of particular districts in the areas under pro-Russians' control that could be granted special status with limited self-rule. The bill also says that areas controlled by the pro-Russians in Donetsk and Luhansk will be granted their special status after holding elections in accordance with Ukrainian law and under international observation.
The bill was also criticized by the pro-Russians of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics in eastern Ukraine.