The issue of amending the Constitution of Ukraine in connection with the reunification of Crimea with Russia is not included into the competence of the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass, said the Plenipotentiary representative LNR on Minsk talks Vladislav Danego, explaining the preservation of Crimea and Sevastopol into the prepared DPR and LPR the draft amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine.
"This is not our competence to amend the Constitution of Ukraine regarding the presence or absence in its composition of Crimea. We are exactly in the framework of the Minsk agreements. In the Minsk agreements words about Crimea not. We have not authorized any changes in relation to the Crimea to amend the Constitution of Ukraine - we (they) do not have the ability to be in principle, " explained Danego. For this reason, according to his statement, appropriate changes in the article have been made only regarding the status controlled by DND and LNR areas." Open the current version of the Constitution of Ukraine: there is added " of individual districts of the Donetsk region ", " separate districts of Luhansk region ". Just in these articles added two subjects, "added Danego, reports RIA" Novosti ".
"LC considers Crimea part of the Russian Federation, It is without doubt. But that the Constitution of Ukraine recorded today that Crimea is part of Ukraine, LPR does not consider it possible to intervene in this process. If tomorrow will be written to the Honduran Constitution or the Constitution of great Britain that Crimea is an integral part of these States, It is not in any way the situation will not change, the Crimea was Russian, and will remain, " said he." here the main thing is the will of the people, his right to self-determination, he decided to be in Russia - all. Options no more. Further, all documents must be brought into congruence, But neither the Donetsk or Lugansk do not feel they have the right to make these changes (to the Constitution of Ukraine). It leaves some for the powers of the Minsk process, " he said. In accordance with the Minsk agreements, the Ukrainian authorities are obliged to adjust to the country's Constitution " with regard to the peculiarities of individual regions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, agreed with the commissioners of these districts ". Yesterday the authorities LNR and DNR unveiled a new version of the draft changes to the Constitution, the list of the territorial units of Ukraine are " Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. In the General statement by the authorized representatives of the DND and LNR Denis Pushilin and Vladislav Danego on the first day of the week it was said that the Donetsk and Lugansk national Republic has sent in a contact group fresh proposals for amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine. At the end of may, the head LNR Igor Carpenter said that Kiev has ignored done before proposals for amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine. Prior to this, the head of administration of the head of DNR Maxim Leshchenko also said that the government of Donetsk national Republic Until not received a response from Kiev on the last sentence of Donetsk and Luhansk on constitutional reform. Fifteen may the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Groysman said that the constitutional Commission in Kiev Until not received directed DNR and LNR proposals for amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine. May 13, envoys of Donetsk and Lugansk national republics Denis Pushilin and Vladislav Danego sent to the Chairman of the constitutional Commission of Ukraine Vladimir Groisman and attending the contact group on the draft amendments that reinforce the special status of Donbass.

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