Will Kiev fulfill Minsk Agreement?
DPR and LPR are awaiting reaction from ‘Normandy Quartet’
Donetsk People's Republic (DPR)
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Population of Donbass is experiencing a humanitarian shock
Nevertheless, there is a restoration of infrastructure, including financial, in DPR and LPR
V. Daynego: "Humanitarian catastrophe in the DPR and LPR is prevented with the help of Russia"
The official representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People’s Republic in the Contact Group for resolving the situation in Ukraine, Vladislav Daynego, spoke about the conditions …
Kiev is pretending to fulfill the Minsk agreements, Pushilin says
The official representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in the Contact Group for resolving the situation in Ukraine, Denis Pushilin, at a press conference held in Moscow explained why Kiev benefits from …
LPR and DPR under siege
Kiev must either fulfill its social duties or state that residents of the LPR and DPR are not citizens of Ukraine
Donetsk People’s Republic support Martin Schulz
Implementation of the Minsk Agreement is expected to be extended to 2016
North Caucasus: the highlights of the week
The President's candidate of confidence – acting Head of North Ossetia Tamerlan Aguzarov – has actually topped all the key party lists
What is easier: to smother business or get fat on it?
On January 1st 2016 ‘supervisory holidays’ for small and medium-sized businesses will be introduced
Donbass remembers victims of Boeing 777 crash
Donbass is holding commemorative events at the site of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 crash, dedicated to the anniversary of the tragedy. The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Alexander Zakharchenko,
Tefft: I haven't heard anything about new sanctions against Russia
US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft has not confirmed the information about new sanctions against Russia. "I have not heard anything about the introduction of new sanctions against Russia. But I can say that the current sanctions …
Russia may shift parliamentary polls to September
The Russian State Duma plans to shift the parliamentary polls from December to the second Sunday of September. Yuri Shuvalov, the head of the PR section of the State Duma, confirmed the plans and clarified that the initiative had not been documented and was only a matter of talks. The Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Of Russia (LDPR), Vladimir Zhirinovsky, noted that United Russia, A Fair Russia and the communists would not mind the shift. The politician added that lawmakers could initiate an early dissolution of parliament, entailing off-year elections.
Crimea to revive Soviet Pioneer Movement
Sergey Shyvayniko, the head of the Crimea State Council committee for information policy and communications, the leader of the LDPR faction in the parliament, has proposed reviving the Pioneer Movement in the form of scouts. It would be a movement for children aged 10-12, lacking ideological or political elements, Yuga.ru reports. Dmitry Polonsky, deputy head of the Crimean Council of Ministers, the minister of home affairs, information and communication, clarified that the uniform of the movement will include the well-known red tie that Soviet pioneers used to wear.
Kerry criticizes Poroshenko's words about need to recapture Donetsk airport
US Secretary of State John Kerry has criticized the words of the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, about the need to recapture Donetsk airport."If President Poroshenko is advocating starting a force operation, we would have asked him to think twice before taking such action," Gazeta.ru cited Kerry as saying.Petro Poroshenko said earlier that Ukrainian troops will retake the airport from the militia of the self-proclaimed DPR.
A year has passed since DPR and LPR self-determination referendums
A year has passed since the day that residents of Donbass, who shortly before had declared the establishment of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), held referendums on self-determination.
Kim Jong-un to miss Moscow Victory Parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has cancelled his trip to Moscow on May 9 to attend the Victory Parade, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.“Kim Jong-un made a decision to remain in Pyongyang. He can’t attend the Victory Day parade, we were told through diplomatic channels that this has to do with domestic affairs,” Interfax cited Peskov as saying.According to Peskov, there are no planned meetings between the leaders of Russia and the DPRK.
We have Cossacks in Novorossia, Supreme Ataman says
Supreme Ataman of the Union of the Cossacks Forces in Russia and abroad, General Viktor Ratiev, commented on the situation in Ukraine and spoke about the presence of Cossacks on the territories of the DPR and the LPR.
The Cossacks want to save Ukraine from ‘Nazi filth’
Victor Ratiyev: “Russian Cossacks are fighting in Novorossia as volunteers”
POF: Putin’s electoral rating reaches 76%
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s electoral rating has grown over the last weeks and reached 76%, according to a poll conducted by the Public Opinion Fund (POF).
Basurin: Kiev is preparing provocation on Victory Day
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic's (DPR) Defense Ministry spokesman Eduard Basurin said that foreign military units could be used by Kiev in provocations on the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s republics during festive events devoted to the Victory Day.
DPR is ready to stop exchange of prisoners
"It is necessary to suspend the exchange of prisoners before a formal decision on the personal composition of the four working groups for the implementation of the Minsk agreements. The working group on humanitarian assistance could deal with prisoner exchange. The accumulated differences on number and order of the exchange of detained persons could be removed within the framework of this group," envoy of DPR Dennis Pushilin told Interfax. According to him, four working groups are expected to be created. Pushilin emphasized that they must be formed simultaneously.
