Moscow -- Moscow considers Brussels' statements to the effect that it cannot recognize upcoming elections in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) illogical, as these elections are in fact consistent with the essence of the Minsk agreements on the de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, says Russian Permanent Representative in the European Union Vladimir Chizhov.
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Russian envoy to EU: Elections in Donbas comply with essence of Minsk accords
A pro-Russia activist hangs a flag of the so-called \"People's Republic of Donetsk\" on the regional administration building seized by separatists as armed men in military fatigues guard the premises in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on April 21.
