MOSCOW, September 7 (RIA Novosti) - The Ukrainian law on the special status should establish the status of the Russian language and Kiev’s obligations not to interfere with economic relations between Russia and the republics, LPR head Igor Plotnitsky told RIA Novosti on Sunday.
"It has to establish the status of the Russian language and Ukraine's obligations that it will not interfere with the free economic relations of our republics with Russia,” Plotnitsky said.
During the meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine in Minsk on Friday, the representatives from Ukraine, Russia and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) agreed to a ceasefire between Kiev and independence supporters that started at 15:00 GMT the same day. The sides also agreed to the international monitoring of the truce’s implementation, the “all to all” prisoners of war exchange and humanitarian aid access to the combat zone.
Ukraine has been engulfed in violent internal conflict since mid-April, when Kiev began its military operation against independence supporters in the southeastern regions of the country. According to United Nations’ estimates, over 2,500 people have been killed and more than 6,000 wounded since the start of the offensive.
