The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) opened an embassy in Russia on Tuesday.
Ambassador Olga Makeyeva and Foreign Minister Natalia Nikonorova told journalists that diplomats representing the Russian-backed DPR have already received “a large number” of petitions from citizens, with the intention of solving their problems, according to a report by the Russian newspaper Kommersant.
Donetsk is in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, which has suffered a heavy Russian offensive in recent months. In a move denounced by the West and Ukraine, Russia recognized the self-proclaimed independence of the DPR and the Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) – another separatist entity in the Donbas – on February 21, three days before Russia launched its invasion.
The opening of the embassy in Moscow on Tuesday took place without the presence of important Russian government figures. “We cannot celebrate here when our countrymen are dying,” Makeyeva said.
The diplomats also plan to “provide truthful information about events in the DPR” and increase the number of countries that recognize their independence, Kommersant reported.
Syria is the only country other than Russia that officially recognizes the DPR. According to Nikonorova, reconnaissance negotiations are ongoing with North Korea.
Makeeva said that in addition to working with citizens, her 20 or so employees will also address political issues.
“We have to work with diplomatic missions represented in Moscow. But we will also have to convey truthful information about what is happening in the Republic and, of course, implement the DNR’s foreign policy in Russia,” said Makeeva.
Source: CNN Brasil
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