“In fact, this is the reunification of primordially Russian territories,” the senator said.
In his opinion, this is absolutely the right decision.
“This is an absolutely correct and honest decision both in relation to those residents who voted in a referendum for the entry of these republics into Russia, and in relation to the citizens of Russia ... Therefore, everything is very correct and fair,” Tsekov concluded.
Earlier, Vladimir Putin and the heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions signed agreements on the accession of these regions to Russia.
The signing of the documents took place in the Georgievsky Hall of the Kremlin.
The State Duma called the entry of new territories into Russia a historic event.
RT was broadcasting live.