Vladimir Konstantinov. Archive photoSIMFEROPOL, Jan 25 The head of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov, called the initiative to recognize the independence of the Donbass republics timely, given that Ukraine is being pushed to escalate the conflict in the east of the country. February, to consider the appeal of the Communist Party faction to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the recognition of the DPR and LPR.The State Duma Council will discuss the appeal of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation on the recognition of the independence of the LPR and the DPR Under these conditions, preparations for the recognition of the independence of the people’s republics of Donbass by Russia look very timely,” Konstantinov said at a meeting of the presidium of the parliament. According to him, on the one hand, recognition of the DPR and LPR is long overdue, but on the other, there are Minsk agreements according to which the people's republics are the territory of Ukraine. «They, according to Minsk, should receive broad autonomy and security guarantees, but recognition of their independence would mean Russia's withdrawal from these agreements. Someone might say that, apart from us, their republics themselves and no one adheres to this. But here it’s a question of diplomacy, until what moment we will tolerate all this. But there is something that Russia definitely cannot tolerate will,» Konstantinov said. According to him, the Kiev authorities are now «going into hysterics» about the upcoming «Russian invasion of Ukraine.» «, — said the head of the parliament. In April 2014, the Ukrainian authorities launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, which declared independence after the coup in Kiev in February 2014. According to the latest UN data, about 13 thousand people became victims of the conflict. The issue of resolving the situation in Donbass is being discussed, including during meetings of the contact group. However, even after the ceasefire agreements, skirmishes continue, in the DPR they announced shelling of residential areas by Ukrainian heavy artillery. Moscow has repeatedly stated that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements and drags out negotiations to resolve the conflict. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Kiev sent half of the entire personnel of the Ukrainian armed forces to the Donbass. Moscow expressed concern about the transfer of military equipment from NATO countries to the Russian borders and the increase in the number of Western instructors in the Donbass. Western countries continue to provide military support to Ukraine, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass. Russia has repeatedly rejected accusations of the West and Ukraine of escalation, stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and is moving troops within its borders. territory and at its discretion, it does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. According to him, Russia does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine, hyped by the West, is aimed at covering Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, the information hysteria of the USA and NATO on Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes. recognition of the DNR and LNR
