Material via Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[MoscowPost] The State Duma supported sending an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin on recognizing the independence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, reports The Moscow Post correspondent.
As follows from the voting data of the lower house of parliament, the majority of deputies supported sending an appeal to recognize the independence of the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk to the head of state. According to State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, the appeal is planned to be sent immediately.
Earlier, two versions of the appeal were sent to the State Duma for consideration. The first one, presented by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, involves sending an appeal to Vladimir Putin about the need to recognize the independence of the self-proclaimed republics. The second option is similar, but the recognition of the independence of states can occur only after consultations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is necessary to involve the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to comply with international agreements, including the Minsk agreements.
It is reported that the second version of the appeal was put to the vote of parliamentarians.
Recall, on January 19, representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation published a draft appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to consider the recognition of the self-proclaimed DNR and LNR as independent states. It is also necessary to negotiate with these countries to create interstate relations and regulate all aspects of mutual assistance. The faction expects serious consideration of the initiative.