MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Ukrainian government does not recognize the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics as entities independent from Kiev, stating that it will not formally recognize local election results.
Ukraine is expected to hold local elections on October 25, while Donetsk and Lugansk plan to hold their own local elections on October 18 and November 1, respectively.
“The Minsk agreements presupposes the agreement of [the election] model between Kiev, Donetsk, and Lugansk, but there are no dates specified,” Lavrov told journalists.