REUTERS
Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov has pledged integration of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk "People's Republics" into the Russian Federation within 1.5 years, head of Information Resistance Group, military analyst and MP Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on Facebook.
According to Tymchuk, "DPR" representatives held a meeting with Surkov, where he asked the self-proclaimed "authorities" to communicate more with the locals and disseminate information about "Russia's significant contribution to the development of the "republic."
Read alsoTail wagging Kremlin dog"According to his promise, within a year and a half, the "DPR" and "LPR" will be integrated into the Russian Federation as the full-fledged administrative units," Tymchuk said.