Russian deputy: Assad is ready to recognize Lugansk and Donetsk

The deputy of the Russian State Duma, Dmitry Sablin, declared in statements quoted by the Russian Sputnik agency that “Syrian President Bashar al – Assad has said that Damascus will be ready to recognize the Lugansk and Donetsk Republics.”
This follows the announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin today of his official recognition of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics.
In turn, Chechen President Ramadan Kadyrov reiterated his full support for the decision to recognize the Lugansk and Donetsk Republics, noting that it was the only way to break the current political impasse.