Russian Duma takes its time over call for east Ukraine 'independence'

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A proposal to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognise two breakaway east Ukraine regions as independent will not be ready for discussion by the relevant parliamentary committee until next week, the committee's head told Reuters on Monday.

The proposal, initiated by the Communist faction in the Duma, is significant because - if parliament approved it and Putin agreed - it would mark a hardening of Russia's stance in the Ukraine crisis and further raise tensions with the West.

RIA news agency quoted another Communist deputy as saying the draft would be discussed "in February". The Duma Council, which decides when votes should take place, is next scheduled to meet on Feb. 7.

 

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