Russia’s games on Donetsk-Luhansk border: Does it finally recognize the entire Ukrainian provinces as independent?

Moscow recognizes the independence of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics” on the borders they have declared, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov said, contradicting an earlier statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

“On those borders, where they exist and had declared themselves,” Peshkov said when asked about the moment “when these two Republics were proclaimed”, declining to give further details. , according to the TASS news agency.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the issue would be resolved after the ratification of the friendship and cooperation agreements in the two houses of the Russian Parliament.

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister and President Putin’s special envoy to the Russian parliament, Andrei Rudenko, answered the same question by saying that Moscow recognizes the two republics within the limits at which they are today. their leaderships exercise their responsibilities “.

The borders of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” will be within the Donetsk region, said in the meantime the head of this entity, Dennis Pushilin.

“In the constitution of the Donetsk People’s Republic, in the constitution of the Luhansk People’s Republic, the borders are located within the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Time will tell for further steps,” he told Rossiya 1.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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