The participants in the Special Military Operation are fighting for the liberation of the historical lands of Russia, peace will definitely return to Donbas, says in a greeting from Russian President Vladimir Putin to the residents of the people's republics, published on the website of the Kremlin, RIA Novosti reported.
„I am sure that together we will achieve success, we will return peace to Donetsk land, we will solve the most difficult problems, together we will win! – stressed the Russian leader.
Putin noted that the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics are full-fledged subjects of the Russian Federation, in which, thanks to the support of the entire country, programs aimed at strengthening the economy and the social sphere, improving the quality of life of people are being implemented.
Dwellings, health and educational institutions are being built in the regions, industrial and agricultural production is being created, roads are being restored, the president added.
Putin also emphasized that for eight years, in the conditions of the blockade, shelling and provocations of the neo-Nazis, the inhabitants of the republics defended the Donbas and in September 2022 they expressed their “unshakable will: to be together with their homeland – Russia“.
Furthermore, during the 2014 referendums, the people's republics have shown to the whole world their strong determination to defend the right to their native language, culture, free development and their readiness to resist the aggression of the nationalists who seized power in Kiev.
