The draft law Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which predusmatrivaet legalization of foreigners fighting on the side of Kiev in the Donbass, is an attempt by Kiev to move closer to NATO membership, said Deputy head of the headquarters of the militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic Eduard Bacurin.

before Tuesday, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted in the first reading the draft law on simplified procedure for the provision of the citizenship of Ukraine to foreigners and stateless persons who undergo military service in the armed forces of the country.

"they have reduced the resource people with the right views, for this reason they attract foreigners. Many times we have said that many foreigners are fighting on the side of security forces. Ukraine was never part of military units, and now they are doing just motions for entry into NATO, " - said Basurin.

The Ukrainian authorities in April of last year began military action against the self-proclaimed LNR and DND. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 8 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbas region is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk the contact group, which since September of last year had already taken 3 of the document, regulating the steps to de-escalate the conflict.

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