Poroshenko: to return the Donbass in the Ukraine by political means
The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko believes that to return the Donbass in the Ukraine can only be a diplomatic path.
first of Rada sent for examination to the constitutional court, the draft changes to the Constitution on decentralization of power. On procedure, if the COP will issue a positive opinion on the document, the elected officials will be able in the course of 2 sessions to hold the document in the first reading (minimum of 226 votes) and in the 2nd reading (at least 300 votes).
"To win and to return the occupied Donbass in Ukraine, we can only diplomatic path," said Poroshenko, speaking in Parliament on Thursday.
at rallies in early April of this past year the residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, do not recognise the legitimacy of the February coup, announced the development of " people's republics ". After held in may referendum of the Republic declared its sovereignty and later formed the Union of " new Russia ", put together their own authorities. Against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of Donbas the Ukrainian authorities began in April last year a military operation. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict were about 6, 5 thousand people.