In LNR challenged the notice of holding of the referendum for joining Russia
The Director of the national Council of Luhansk national Republic (LNR) Alexey Karjakin said head LNR Igor Carpenter made no statements about the referendum on the connection to Russia. " he doesn't have Facebook. This is clearly a fiction, " said TASS Karjakin. The Chairman of the Parliament drew attention to that in order to hold a similar referendum, " for a start, Russia has to say about the fact that she, first, recognize LNR as a Republic, secondly, it must declare that it is ready to take LNR in their ranks." But then we have to hold the referendum, " showed Karjakin. We emphasize that in the present social network has a page Chapter Lugansk people's Republic Igor Carpentry, which was opened on 12 November. But the message about holding a referendum on it. First Thursday in the mass media spread information referring to the account Manager LNR Igor Carpentry in Facebook, about the fact that he wants to " make before the national Council LNR resolution on preparations for the referendum in which the people of Lugansk Republic decides to stay whether we are an independent state, or to connect to the RF ". In the transmitted message was noted that According to Carpenter, if citizens vote for joining Russia, Moscow would have every right to ' guide in Lugansk regular army. It claimed that such action guide LNR pushed the decision of the Ukrainian authorities to stop social payments to the population on the territory of Donetsk and Lugansk national republics.