“For us, the most important task is our aspiration, which we have been moving towards since 2014.
We have determined for ourselves that we want to be with Russia, to speak our native Russian language, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
According to Pasechnik, what is happening in Ukraine at the present time can only be called lawlessness.
“There is a war going on right now... Probably not exactly with the Ukrainian fascists - the West is fighting against Russia... We are on the side of goodness, we are on the side of morality, we are on the side of the correct Russian position,” he added.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev earlier in an interview with Al Jazeera said that the country intends to carefully analyze the will of the inhabitants of Donbass on the issue of possible entry into its composition.
The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, noted that it would be expedient to hold a referendum on joining Russia in the Donbass only after reaching the constitutional borders of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.