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Russian communists lead parliamentary call for recognition of breakaway Ukrainian republics
Tanks take part in the rehearsal of the military parade for the Victory Day to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in Donetsk, rebel-held territory, May 5, 2015

RUSSIAN communists have called on the State Duma to recognise the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics in Ukraine, it was confirmed today.

A draft message to Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to be heard at parliamentary committee on February 15, Communist Party of the Russian Federation MP and one of the authors of the documents, Leonid Kalashnikov said.

The appeal from the lower house was issued by the communist parliamentary faction and party leader Gennady Zyuganov as Western powers continue an aggressive drive to war.

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