Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov commented on the initiative to create a single federal district for the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
According to him, so far no decision has been taken in this regard.
“Various options are being studied, decisions will be made in a timely manner if necessary,” a Kremlin spokesman said.
Former Speaker of the Crimean Parliament Vladimir Konstantinov declarationthat, for accelerated integration, the regions that were part of Russia in September last year can be combined into a single federal district.
Konstantinov, the new subjects of the Russian Federation should be appointed “a solid, strong team”, a separate federal district or a supervisory deputy prime minister in the federal government, a person “with sufficient authority in the power system”, a direct coordinator of integration work in the regions.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in response to a request for help from the heads of the DPR and LPR, decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass.
After the results of the September referendums, the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics and the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions became part of Russia.