Brussels 23.02.2022 EU adopts package of restrictive measures in response to Russian recognition of self-proclaimed Republics, which were areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. The Council today adopted on a package of measures to respond to the decision by the Russian Federation to proceed with the recognition of the “non-government controlled areas”…
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Borrell: Europe at “critical juncture”
Brussels 22.02.2022 The reunion of the EU top diplomat in Foreign Affairs Council has been called “the longest and most intense” among remembered by Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative, who shared with Brussels press the conclusions. The decrees by President Putin ordering a so-called peacekeeping mission into the so-called Donetsk & Luhansk people’s republics…
Russia recognises Donetsk and Lugansk independence
Brussels 21.02.2022 Before the signature Russian President Putin informed President of France Emmanuel Macron and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz of his intention to endorse the decree to recognise Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. https://twitter.com/NewsReaderYT/status/1495847322126798855?s=20&t=nd5RNwJ__ifjmGE-YKT-_A The leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to…
Donbass 1M residents receive Russian passport
Brussels 25.04.2021 The number of residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk self-proclaimed People’s Republics who have received Russian citizenship in a simplified manner may almost double by the end of 2021 – up to 1 mln people, according to Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots…
Kiev and Donbass exchange prisoners
Kiev is exchanging dozens of prisoners with the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk republics in the first time in two years. The swap is a direct result of the recent Normandy Four talks in Paris, hosted by President Macron. The Donetsk authorities has handed over 51 people to Kiev, while receiving 61. The Lugansk region returned 25…
OSCE records ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk
“In Donetsk region, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) recorded more ceasefire violations, however, fewer explosions (about 110), compared with the previous reporting period (about 150 explosions). The majority of ceasefire violations were recorded at southerly directions of Chermalyk (government-controlled, 31km north-east of Mariupol), in areas south of Horlivka (non-government-controlled, 39km north-east of Donetsk) and in areas…
Russia considers facilitation of Ukrainians naturalisation
Russia is considering the possibility of facilitating the naturalisation rules for all Ukrainian nationals, President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference concluding his visit to China. Russia considering possibility of easing citizenship for all Ukrainianshttps://t.co/cwrX9bUzfa pic.twitter.com/tDbHSZOdw0 — TASS (@tassagency_en) April 27, 2019 “We are thinking about providing the right to obtain Russian passports under…
Putin facilitates naturalisation procedure for Donabass
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree, which makes it possible for residents of Donbass to obtain Russian citizenship under a simplified procedure. The document has been published on the Kremlin’s website. Putin signs decree easing citizenship rules for residents of certain Ukrainian regionshttps://t.co/YqBggYQJ6v pic.twitter.com/oXXvFTkTwk — TASS (@tassagency_en) April 24, 2019 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko …
EU regards Donetsk and Lugansk elections as illegal
“The EU considers the “elections” planned for 11 November 2018 in the non-government controlled territories of the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic” and “Donetsk People’s Republic” as illegal and illegitimate and will not recognise them. The EU condemns these ”elections”, as they are in breach of international law, undermine the commitments taken under the Minsk agreements…
Putin calls for implementing Minsk agreements in Donbass
“Kiev does not need electorate from Donbass territories, DNR and LNR” – Russian President Vladimir Putin said, while answering ‘direct line‘ question on possible attacks of self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk Republics by Kiev troops. If Kiev launches an assault on Donbass, ignoring Minsk agreements, it will certainly have “serious consequences for Ukrainian state, Ukrainian statehood”, Putin warned. The President underlined that…
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