Russia-backed Donetsk Republic will consider joining Russia - leader

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - The Russian-backed self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine may consider joining Russia once it controls all of Ukraine's Donetsk region, its news outlet cited separatist leader Denis Pushilin as saying on Tuesday.

"The main task is to reach the constitutional borders of the republic. Then we will determine that," Pushilin was quoted by the Donetsk News Agency as saying.

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[DetlefK]

1. Here's the complete timeline of the Donetsk Republic:

Step 1:
The rebels in Donetsk are fighting with the ukrainian military.

Step 2:
Russia provides them with russian passports.

Step 3:
Russia declares that it has a duty to protect the people of Donetsk because they are Russians.

Step 4:
Donetsk declares itself an independent country and secedes from Ukraine.

Step 5:
Russia invades Ukraine and occupies Donetsk.

Step 6:
Donetsk declares that it no longer wants to be an independent country.

[maxsolomon]

9. Step 1.a

Russian troops masquerade as "rebels" to create the Separatists Region.

[lamp_shade]

2. Then they should pack up their stuff and move to Russia. Amen.

[oldsoftie]

3. How bout "here's a bullet for your f'in head comrade"

[Evolve Dammit]

4. Nyet. Kick their ass back to Russia.

[EarnestPutz]

5. I hope that it doesn't happen, but if it does you've got to love where it leaves China. They.....

......looked at Russia's claims of wanting to reunite with the traditional lands of Ukraine and figured that success at this would help with world opinion if they try to take back Taiwan. Instead they may end up with a small part of an old empire that has declared itself an independent country (Donetsk) who has asked to join the old motherland. Something Taiwan isn't about to do.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. "reach the constitutional borders of the republic" the constitution they made up

without consulting everyone who live within those borders. Sounds legit ...

[maxsolomon]

10. Aren't they referring to the borders of the Donetsk Oblast?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblasts_of_Ukraine#/media/File:Ukraine_adm_location_map.svg

Those 4 regions: Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson would make a nice consolation prize for Putin if he can't install a puppet regime in Kyiv. They've nearly conquered all them all.

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Yeah, but it doesn't have a "constitution", apart from anything the rebels made up

and claimed applied to the whole oblast as a "republic".

[BlueIdaho]

7. Easy Peasy...

Leave the world map alone. Russians belong in Russia - start packing.

[samsingh]

8. can parts of other countries then join Ukraine?