MOSCOW, Feb 15The deputies believe that the recognition of the DPR and LPR will create grounds for ensuring security guarantees and protection of the inhabitants of the republics from external threats, said State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. At a meeting on Tuesday, the State Duma voted to appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the need to recognize the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR. The deputies believe that the recognition of the DPR and LPR will create grounds for guaranteeing the security and protection of the inhabitants of the republics from external threats, as well as for strengthening international peace and regional stability in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and will initiate the process of international recognition of both states» , — Volodin wrote in his Telegram channel. According to him, Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements. «Our citizens and compatriots living in Donbass need help and support,» he added.13:07In Britain, they accused Russia of preparing a provocation in UkraineThe State Duma considered the issue of appealing to the President of the Russian Federation about the need to recognize the DPR and LPR on the basis of a rating vote, in which the option that gets the most votes is selected. Draft resolutions of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and United Russia were submitted to it: the second involved consultation with the Foreign Ministry, while the communist version was immediately sent to the president. 351 deputies voted for the initiative of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, 16 people opposed, and one abstained. 310 deputies voted for the EP initiative. Thus, the option of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation was chosen. On January 19, State Duma deputies from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, in the draft appeal of the Duma to the President of Russia, asked Putin to consider recognizing the DPR and LPR as independent states, as well as to conduct negotiations with the leadership of the republics as soon as possible in order to create a legal basis for interstate relations and to regulate all aspects of cooperation and mutual assistance. On February 14, deputies from United Russia submitted to the State Duma a draft resolution on consultations with the Russian Foreign Ministry regarding the draft resolution of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Donbass NATO-style ammunition, DPR says
