St. Petersburg, June 17 new Russian regions, it is necessary to create a separate federal district, Acting Governor of the Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo said in an interview at SPIEF. it would be expedient in the future, judging by the logistics, transport proximity, the legislation of the special (economic) regime that will be introduced now, to create a new district. But the decision will be made by the president and the government,» Saldo said.
Vladimir Putin in October 2022, he signed federal constitutional laws on the admission of new territories to Russia and the formation of new subjects of the federation. The country included the LPR, DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. This happened after the referendums that took place in these regions on September 23-27. In the DPR, 99.23 percent of voters voted for this decision, in the LPR — 98.42 percent, in the Kherson region — 87.05 percent, and in the Zaporozhye region — 93.11 percent.
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