This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a government decree on the procedure for establishing the amount of payments.

The document states that the employer must set the amount of the payment in parallel with the decision to send the employee on a business trip.

Earlier, the Russian government approved a draft agreement on the mutual recognition of diplomas between Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic.

It was also reported that the Russian Ministry of Education and Science is developing a draft similar agreement with the Luhansk People's Republic.