Representatives of Donetsk, Lugansk People’s Republics propose their version of amendments to constitution of Ukraine

By Vladimir V. Sytin
The Ukrainian Times

During recent talks about a peaceful settlement of the situation in the Donbas region, representatives of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics proposed their version of amendments to the constitution of Ukraine.

In particular, the compromise proposal provides for a right to agree all bills passed by the Supreme Council of Ukraine and the right of veto on Kiev’s decisions in the sphere of foreign policy. The Donbas region shall have a right to trade with Russia, as well as elect its parliament, government and president.

Importantly, Donbas shall enjoy cultural autonomy in order to protect the Russian language. In addition, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics shall form police, security services, judicial bodies and border troops, among others.

According to many observers, a civil war in Donbas with large Russian populations earns real profits for the war industry, but only an ersatz glory for Ukrainian neo-Nazi militants. Real soldiers take no pride in it. Instead, to a real hero, the U.S.-sponsored fratricidal war is a source of shame and embarrassment.