“Evenings on the hill…”: A bill to recognise the LNR and DNR

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On February 15, during the plenary session of the State Duma, a rating vote was held on the issue of recognizing the DNR and LNR and appealing to the president. During the vote, the projects of United Russia and the CPRF were considered.

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The choice was that the Communists proposed to send the bill to President Vladimir Putin immediately, while the Unicrosses called first for it to be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for consultation. The CPRF was eventually chosen. 351 deputies voted for the communist draft, 310 for the unicrosses, 16 voted against, and one deputy decided to abstain.

Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the lower house of parliament, said that the bills would be sent to Putin immediately. He also stressed that “recognition of DPA and LNR would provide grounds for guaranteeing the security and protection of the inhabitants of the republics against external threats, as well as for strengthening international peace and regional stability”.

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The President has already responded to the “message” from the State Duma deputies. Vladimir Vladimirovich explained that further actions would be carried out in accordance with the Minsk agreements, although he stressed that Ukraine was not fulfilling its commitments. Putin also addressed the MPs, saying that she was guided by the interests of her voters, who, in turn, were worried and sympathetic to the residents of the LNR and DNR.