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Donetsk People's Republic–Russia relations were bilateral relations betweenRussia and theDonetsk People's Republic (DPR). The DPR iswidely internationally unrecognized, with most of the international community regarding the DPR as aRussian military occupation of a portion of Ukraine'sDonetsk Oblast (roughly 60% as of October 2022). The DPR wasannexed by Russia on 30 September 2022; the DPR authorities willingly acceded to Russia, and the annexation is widely internationally unrecognized. From April 2014 to September 2022, the DPR portrayed itself as an independent state, and it was widely regarded as apuppet state of Russia by the international community.[1][2]
The Donetsk People's Republic was proclaimed in April 2014, declaring independence fromUkraine. It was proclaimed in the territory of Ukraine'sDonetsk Oblast, in theDonbas region. The DPR separated from Ukraine through military force, with assistance fromRussia.[3][4]
Areferendum was held by the newly-declared DPR authorities, asking citizens of Donetsk Oblast to agree or disagree to the creation of the new republic.[5] The referendum was deemed illegal by the Ukrainian government and by most governments inEurope, except for Russia.[6]
TheLuhansk People's Republic was created in a similar manner in the neighbouringLuhansk Oblast in Ukraine in April 2014. Meanwhile, in February–March 2014, RussiaannexedCrimea in southern Ukraine, following a declaration of independence by the "Republic of Crimea".
Documents issued by the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics have been valid in Russia since 2017. This allowed residents to work, travel, or study in Russia.[7] Russia has issued 400,000 Russian passports[8][9] to residents of the republics since 2019.[10] Ukraine also claims that Russia pays pensions for residents of the republics (Ukraine stopped paying after 2014).[11]
On February 16, 2022, the RussianDuma passed a resolution calling for the republics ofDonetsk andLuhansk to be recognized as soon as possible.[12]
On February 20, Putin convened a meeting of the Security Council on live television,[13] and asked ministers to express their views on whether to recognize the two republics in the Donbas. The officials present almost agreed. On February 21, the President of the Donetsk RepublicDenis Pushilin and the Lugansk Republic signed a document in the Kremlin. TheRussian Federation recognizes the Donetsk People's Republic, and the two sides continue to discuss a military defense agreement.[14][15] After the recognition, Putin publicly stated that since he has recognized Donbas, there is no need to continue to abide by theMinsk agreement.[16]
Afterannexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk People's Republic was officially merged into Russia, however this status is recognized just by Russia itself together with a few of its allies. This status does not have support across most of theinternational community.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)No government, in Kyiv or anywhere else, recognizes the self-proclaimed "People's Republics."
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