Dmitry Zlatarev. Thirty percent of Russian citizens believes that the region must achieve independence, but can't see it from Russia, to the published in the U.S. capital on Wednesday, the results of international sociologicheskogo research Pew.

according to the information received sociologicheskogo research, 35% of Russian citizens are in favour of independence of Donbass, 24 - for its accession to Russia, 21 percent believed that the region should be given more autonomy from Ukraine, and another eleven percent believe it necessary to leave everything as it was before the fall.

Among Ukrainian respondents found opposing views. The continuation of the "pre-crisis" situation in the Donbas voted 51 percent of Ukrainian respondents for greater autonomy 33 per cent, a part of Russia see it 2 percent, and independent government 4 per cent.

The only indicators in the Russian Federation and Ukraine on the issue agreed that the number of undecided. In both countries those gained by 10 %.

at rallies in early April of last year do not recognise the legitimacy of the February coup d'etat residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine proclaimed the development of the " people's republics ", which after held in may referendum declared its sovereignty and later formed the Union of "new Russia" to form its own Government. The second of November in DND and LNR elections of heads of republics and deputies of the parliaments. The self-proclaimed Republic Kiev does not recognize.
June 3 in the area of Marinci has been a serious battle, the victims of which, according to the UN, became 34. The military has accused the militia in the attack, the same called statements of Kiev speculation. Authorized self-proclaimed republics said that the Ukrainian Military continues to pull to the contact line of heavy equipment and jet systems of volley fire, and the intensity of the attacks increased. The authorities DND and LNR pushing that War had brought heavy weapons to a safe distance, regulated by the Minsk agreements. Read

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