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MOSCOW, Oct 27 The People's Republics of Donbass could not survive without being incorporated into Russia, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. «Recognize their independence and simply leave them to the mercy of fate? This is generally unacceptable. So, we would have to do the following, which we did — include them in the Russian state. They alone will not survive, this is an obvious fact «, — said the head of state at the plenary session of the Valdai International Discussion Club. «We must do something with the Donbass. People have been living under shelling for eight years, which, by the way, are still going on. We had to do something for to decide ourselves, and what we could decide — to recognize their independence. But recognizing their independence and simply leaving them to the mercy of fate is generally unacceptable,» Putin added. .jpg» />September 28, 08:00Choice under fire. Donbass voted to join Russia