October 2, 13:42,
updated October 2, 13:50
Signing of agreements on the entry of new subjects into the Russian Federation
Putin submitted to the Duma bills on the admission of the DPR, LPR, Kherson region and Zaporozhye in the Russian FederationMOSCOW, 2 October. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma drafts of a federal constitutional law on the admission of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions to the Russian Federation. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the State Duma Committee on State Construction and Legislation.
"Four draft federal constitutional laws (FKZ) on the entry of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions into the Russian Federation were submitted to the State Duma by the President of the Russian Federation," the press service said.
According to the document, the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions are accepted into the Russian Federation in accordance with the constitution and legislation of the Russian Federation, forming new subjects - two republics and two regions. The name of the new subject of the Russian Federation will be included in the first part of Article 65 of the Constitution of Russia, which lists the Russian regions.
According to the head of the committee, Pavel Krasheninnikov, whose words are quoted by the press service, the bills are planned to be considered in the State Duma on October 3, and in the Federation Council on October 4. "In accordance with the FKZ, after signing by the president, amendments are made to Article 65 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, where the corresponding names of the regions will be indicated," Krasheninnikov noted.
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October 2, 12:37 pm, TASS
updated October 2, 14:16
Signing of agreements on the entry of new subjects into the Russian Federation
DPR and LPR will retain the status of republics in the Russian Federation with Russian as the state language
MOSCOW, 2 October. /TASS/. The Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics will retain the status of republics within Russia. The relevant clauses are spelled out in the treaties on the admission of these states to the Russian Federation, references to which are contained in the decisions published on Sunday on the website of the Constitutional Court of Russia.
"According to Article 2 of the Treaty under consideration, from the day the Donetsk People's Republic is admitted to the Russian Federation, a new subject is formed as part of the Russian Federation - the Donetsk People's Republic," the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation on recognizing the constitutionality of the treaty on the admission of the DPR to Russia says. A similar clause is spelled out in the agreement between Russia and the LPR: "<...> a new subject is formed as part of the Russian Federation - the Lu
Gansk People's Republic."
Both treaties stipulate that the state language of the Donetsk People's Republic and the LuGansk People's Republic "is the Russian language, and the Russian Federation guarantees all peoples living on the territory of the" DPR and LPR "the right to preserve their native language, create conditions for its study and development" .
In turn, the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions within the Russian Federation will become regions with the same names.The decisions of the Constitutional Court say that granting the status of republics to the DPR and LPR does not contradict the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Also, the granting of the status of regions to two other regions also corresponds to the basic law, the decrees say.
On September 30, a solemn ceremony was held in the Kremlin, during which Russian President Vladimir Putin signed agreements with the heads of these territories on their inclusion in the Russian Federation. Earlier, referendums were held there, the inhabitants of the regions supported the accession to Russia by a majority of votes.