The Russian-backed self-declared "People's Republic of Luhansk" in eastern Ukraine could soon hold a referendum on joining Russia, the leader of the "LPR" said on Sunday.
"I think in the near future we will have a referendum in the region. Residents will exercise their absolute constitutional right and express their opinion on the possibility of joining the Russian Federation," Leonid Pasechnik was quoted as saying by the Guardian, citing local media.
Recall that Moscow last month recognized the self-declared people's republics of Luhansk and Donetsk as independent, only to then proceed with the invasion of Ukraine, which it calls a "special military operation."
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