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MOSCOW, 15 Feb. The State Duma's call to recognize the self-proclaimed LPR and DPR suggests that the deputies are sensitive to public opinion, Vladimir Putin said at a press conference following Russian-German talks. because parliamentarians, just like in any country, in Russia are guided by public opinion, are guided by the opinion of their voters, and they feel it subtly,» the president noted. According to him, it is quite obvious that in Russia «the vast majority of people sympathizes with the residents of Donbass, supports them and hopes that the situation there will radically change for the better for them.»
"We will and I will proceed from the fact that we must do everything to solve the problems of this is the way the Federal Chancellor (Olaf Scholz. — Ed.) said, primarily based on the not fully realized opportunities for the implementation of the Minsk agreements", — added Putin.
Speaking about the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from the areas of military exercises, he noted that with regards to the executive authorities, including the military-political leadership of the country, there is nothing to comment on, the decision has already been made. As Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said earlier, after the maneuvers are over, the Armed Forces will return to their places of permanent deployment. The day before, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin that «some of the exercises are coming to an end, some will be completed in the near future.» As the speaker of the lower house of parliament Vyacheslav Volodin specified, the document will be sent to the head of state immediately.Yesterday, 17:41 LPR opened fire on Ukrainian security forces after the death of a soldier On January 19, parliamentarians from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation presented a draft appeal to the President of Russia on the recognition of the republics of Donbass as independent states and the speedy negotiations with their leadership to create a legal basis for interstate relations and regulate all aspects of cooperation and mutual assistance. On February 14, deputies from United Russia submitted to the State Duma a document of a resolution on consultations with the Foreign Ministry on a draft resolution of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. According to Volodin, Washington is escalating tension, supplying weapons to Ukraine together with European countries, Kiev is not fulfilling the Minsk agreements. All this poses threats and risks to the lives of Russian citizens and compatriots living in the DPR and LPR. As Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the Communist Party faction in the State Duma, told RIA Novosti the day before, the situation in Ukraine is alarming and the adoption at a meeting of the Duma of any of the drafts on an appeal to the president LPR and DPR will be a step forward.