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"Theoretically, there is a chance to agree local elections in Donbas with Kyiv, but it's too early to talk about the timing," he said.

Yet, Donetsk should hold primaries first, Pushylin added.

On May 23, leader of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko said that the "republic" would conduct primaries to nominate candidates for local elections as it is stipulated in the Minsk agreements.

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Note: A primary is an election in which people in a particular area vote to choose a candidate for a future important election.

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The withdrawal of the occupation forces, the restoration of Ukrainian control over the state border and the deployment of an OSCE armed police mission along the contact line are key conditions for the elections in occupied Donbas.