Russian Foreign Ministry: If Kyiv militants return, Donbass residents would face reprisals

“It was impossible to ignore the will of the inhabitants of Donbass and the liberated territories of Ukraine, who, if the Kyiv militants return, are threatened with reprisals,” the TASS diplomat quotes.

According to Vorontsov, Russian President Vladimir Putin made the only possible decision, supporting the population of these regions in their desire to get rid of the Kyiv authorities.

“Such plebiscites were held on September 23-27, on September 30 agreements were signed on the republics joining Russia - on returning home,” he said on the sidelines of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly.

On September 30, Russian President 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.