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==History== |
==History== |
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===Donbas referendum=== |
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In 2013, a [[Euromaidan|pro-EU movement]] broke out in Ukraine that led to the removal of [[Victor Yanukovich]]. Pro-Russian elements in [[Donetsk]] were dissatisfied with the Kyiv authorities' policy toward the [[EU]] and held an [[2014 Donbas status referendums|independence referendum]] in May 2014. Although no country formally recognized the legitimacy of the referendum, the Donetsk Parliament declared independence based on the results of the referendum, seceded from Ukraine and established the [[Donetsk People's Republic]].<ref name="guardian_2014">{{cite web |title=Donetsk's pro-Russian activists prepare referendum for 'new republic' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/08/donetsk-pro-russian-activists-referendum-ukraine |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2014-08-08 |accessdate=2022-03-19}}</ref><ref name="DW">{{cite web |title=Donetsk, Luhansk: The 'People's Republics' one year on |url=https://www.dw.com/en/donetsk-luhansk-the-peoples-republics-one-year-on/a-18444476 |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=2015-05-11 |accessdate=2022-03-19 |quote=No government, in Kyiv or anywhere else, recognizes the self-proclaimed "People's Republics."}}</ref> |
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After Ukraine arrested some of the separatist leaders, [[Russo-Ukrainian War|Russia invaded Ukraine]], seizing portions of the Donbass region.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Snyder |first=Timothy |title=The road to unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America |isbn=978-0-525-57446-0 |edition=First |location=New York, NY |pages=191 |oclc=1029484935}}</ref><ref name="de4">{{Cite report |url=https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR1400/RR1498/RAND_RR1498.pdf |title=Lessons from Russia's Operations in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine |last1=Kofman |first1=Michael |last2=Migacheva |first2=Katya |publisher=RAND Corporation |location=Santa Monica |pages=44 |last3=Nichiporuk |first3=Brian |last4=Radin |first4=Andrew |last5=Tkacheva |first5=Olesya |last6=Oberholtzer |first6=Jenny |year=2017}}</ref> Under the mediation of France and Germany, Russia and Ukraine signed the Minsk Agreement in 2015. The Ukrainian government was to grant special autonomy to the two regions in the east, and in turn the Donetsk authorities would give up arms. The agreement was never fully implemented.{{cn|date=July 2022}} |
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=== Establishment of diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation === |
=== Establishment of diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation === |
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[[File:Putin decree DNR (2022-02-21).pdf|thumb|[[Decree of the President of Russia|Presidential Decree]] No. 71, dated 21 February 2022, recognizing the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic]] |
[[File:Putin decree DNR (2022-02-21).pdf|thumb|[[Decree of the President of Russia|Presidential Decree]] No. 71, dated 21 February 2022, recognizing the independence of the Donetsk People's Republic]] |
Revision as of 12:47, 29 July 2022
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Donetsk People's Republic–Russia relations are bilateral relations between Russia and its puppet state,[1][2] the Donetsk People’s Republic.
History
Donbas referendum
In 2013, a pro-EU movement broke out in Ukraine that led to the removal of Victor Yanukovich. Pro-Russian elements in Donetsk were dissatisfied with the Kyiv authorities' policy toward the EU and held an independence referendum in May 2014. Although no country formally recognized the legitimacy of the referendum, the Donetsk Parliament declared independence based on the results of the referendum, seceded from Ukraine and established the Donetsk People's Republic.[3][4]
After Ukraine arrested some of the separatist leaders, Russia invaded Ukraine, seizing portions of the Donbass region.[5][6] Under the mediation of France and Germany, Russia and Ukraine signed the Minsk Agreement in 2015. The Ukrainian government was to grant special autonomy to the two regions in the east, and in turn the Donetsk authorities would give up arms. The agreement was never fully implemented.[citation needed]
Establishment of diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation
On February 16, 2022, the Russian Duma passed a resolution calling for the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk to be recognized as soon as possible.[7]
On February 20, Putin convened a meeting of the Security Council on live television,[8] and asked ministers to express their views on whether to recognize the two republics in the Donbass. The officials present almost agreed. On February 21, the President of the Donetsk Republic Denis Pushilin and the Lugansk Republic signed a document in the Kremlin. The Russian Federation recognizes the Donetsk People's Republic, and the two sides continue to discuss a military defense agreement.[9][10] After the recognition, Putin publicly stated that since he has recognized Donbas, there is no need to continue to abide by the Minsk agreement.[11]
Passport
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.[12] Russia has issued 400,000 Russian passports[13][14] to residents of the republics since 2019.[15] Ukraine also claims that Russia pays pensions for residents of the republics (Ukraine stopped paying after 2014).[16]
See also
- International recognition of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic
- Luhansk People's Republic–Russia relations
- Foreign relations of Russia
References
- ^ Jones, Sam (27 January 2015). "Ukraine fighting points to Russia designs for puppet state". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Russia marches on uninhibited in eastern Ukraine". The Washington Post. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Donetsk's pro-Russian activists prepare referendum for 'new republic'". The Guardian. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ "Donetsk, Luhansk: The 'People's Republics' one year on". Deutsche Welle. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
No government, in Kyiv or anywhere else, recognizes the self-proclaimed "People's Republics."
- ^ Snyder, Timothy. The road to unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America (First ed.). New York, NY. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-525-57446-0. OCLC 1029484935.
- ^ Kofman, Michael; Migacheva, Katya; Nichiporuk, Brian; Radin, Andrew; Tkacheva, Olesya; Oberholtzer, Jenny (2017). Lessons from Russia's Operations in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine (PDF) (Report). Santa Monica: RAND Corporation. p. 44.
- ^ "Russian Lawmakers Approve Resolution To Recognize Separatist Regions In Ukraine". RFE/RL. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ "Security Council meeting". Kremlin. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ "Putin signs decrees on recognizing Donetsk and Lugansk republics". TASS. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ "No evidence yet Kiev gives up idea of offensive in Donbass — Donetsk leader". TASS. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ "Putin says Minsk Agreement on Ukraine exists no more". Anadolu Agency. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ "Putin orders Russia to recognise documents issued in rebel-held east Ukraine". Reuters. 2017-02-18. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "Russian passports granted to some 400,000 people living in DPR, says republic's leader".
- ^ "Russia hands out passports in occupied Ukraine cities". BBC News. 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Putin expands fast-track Russian citizenship to all of Ukraine".
- ^ Reuters (2021-12-15). "Factbox: How rebel-held regions of eastern Ukraine have grown closer to Russia". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
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