Russian authorities have never discussed the possibility of joining the two self-proclaimed republics of Donbass in composition of Russia. About it TASS Deputy head of the presidential administration Dmitry Kozak.
He said that statements by political figures on this subject should not be viewed as personal opinion of these people. “At the state level questions in such a setting, even in the first approximation, has never been discussed”, — said Kozak.
About the possible annexation of the breakaway republics to Russia earlier said the former Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the DNI, the head of the “Union of volunteers of Donbass” Alexander Boroday.
the Fifth of July, during the Congress of the party “Rodina” in St. Petersburg he noted that the de facto DNI and LC are already part of the Russian Federation. For example, in the last vote on the constitutional amendments was involved LDNR residents with Russian passports.
the very next day party For “the truth”, which is led by writer Zakhar Prilepin, called for a referendum on the inclusion of the DNI, LC and the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic in the Russian Federation.
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin is not aware of the alleged imminent occurrence of the unrecognized republics of the Donbass in composition of Russia. The Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko, in turn, noted that such conversations are conducted due to the lack of progress on the Minsk agreement.
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