Its Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Russia Andrei Rudenko said today that Moscow is not yet discussing the establishment of a military base in eastern Ukraine. However, as she said, two draft treaties will allow her to do so and that Russia will be ready to act, if necessary, the RIA news agency reported.
Rudenko made the statement at a time when Russian lawmakers were discussing and voting on terms of friendship with the two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine. whose independence was recognized yesterday, Monday, by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Treaty of Friendship was ratified
Meanwhile, the People’s Council of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine passed a law ratifying the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Aid between Russia and the pro-Russian separatist region, a Sputnik correspondent reported. All 87 MEPs in the plenary session voted in favor of ratifying the agreement.
The next step after the ratification of the cooperation agreement with Russia will be the establishment of diplomatic relations and trade between relevant ministries, said Dennis Pushilin, head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine, according to the APE-MPE.
Meanwhile 46 deputies attending a meeting of the People’s Council of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Luhansk in the east Ukraine supported the ratification of a similar agreement with Russia.
Source: News Beast
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