The law on the special status of Donbass after the local elections came into force

The law granting special status to the Donbass after the local elections, according to Ukrainian legislation came into effect from Saturday, March 21.

on the last working day of the week this Law? 256-VIII "On amendments to the publication 10 of the law of Ukraine" on special order of the local authorities in some regions of Donetsk and Lugansk regions "" was published in the official media. The law States that it begins on the day following its promulgation.

On Tuesday, the Ukrainian Parliament has postponed the introduction of special government order in the Donbas to the holding of elections in accordance with Ukrainian legislation and approved the list of areas that will be covered by the Law on the special status. In addition, Rada voted for the resolution On the recognition of individual territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions occupied at the time.

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the recent decisions of the Verkhovna Rada does not contribute to the execution of the Minsk agreement, noting that to ignore the responsibility of Kiev for the situation, that is illogical. For his part, head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov said that the Verkhovna Rada adopted the decree stipulating the introduction of a special status in the European elections, are trying to turn upside down all the previous consensus. He also said that Moscow regrets About the decisions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine at the Donbass.

The self-proclaimed authorities of Donetsk and Lugansk national republics told that, by adopting these laws, the Board has given the inability of Kiev, no compromise with him until the cancellation of these decisions is impossible.

adopt the Law on the special status of certain districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions must Kiev in Minsk minutes September 5, 2014. The law was adopted by the Ukrainian Parliament, but in practice, as Glad not identified the areas of its action. Agreed in February 2015 document the parties to the conflict agreed that the Ukrainian Authorities will determine the zone of action of the Law until March 14. Glad installed the zone of its action on March 17.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, came amid a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, provoked by the Ukrainian security forces, who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. Following the meeting, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany have taken a set of measures involving, for example, the ceasefire in the Donbass from February fifteen, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of the security zone.


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