DPR administration declares independence and asks to become part of Russia

"We, the people of Donetsk People’s Republic, declare the independence of our republic according to the results of the DPR sovereignty referendum conducted on May 11, 2014,” interfax.by quotes co-chairperson of the DPR government Denis Pushylin.

The DPR has also asked the Russian Federation to make the republic part of Russia, he claimed.

The Supreme Council will rule the supreme body of state power in the DPR, Pushylin said. It will create the government of ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ and the Security Council.

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