Chairman of the People's Council, DPR Permanent Representative to the talks of the Contact Group in Minsk Denis Pushilin commented on the results of the poll conducted by the Levada Center. The questions asked by the Russians concerned their attitude to Ukraine, the DPR and the LPR.

On October 28, 2017, the People's Council held a roundtable on "Legislative Norms and Practices of Collecting Taxes and Fees in the DPR."

On October 27, a regular meeting of the Contact Group on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbass was held in Minsk. The agenda included the exchange of prisoners, the observance of cease-fire, in particular, around critical civilian infrastructure as well as the withdrawal of proscribed weapons and the separation of forces and means.

The humanitarian programme for the reunification of the people of Donbass, which has been in force for over half a year, is a major project designed to support our compatriots, who live on the other side of the line of contact and to prevent the severance of centuries-old cultural and historical ties between people.

The leadership of the Donetsk People's Republic is opposed to resolving political issues by organizing terrorist acts. It was stated by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, the permanent plenipotentiary representative of the DPR in the Contact group at negotiations in Minsk Denis Pushilin in “Time will show” programme on the Russian First TV channel.

The Ukrainian law on Donbass Special Status sets out a possibility of free interaction of Donbass with the regions of the Russian Federation in cultural and economic terms. It was stated by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, the permanent plenipotentiary representative of the DPR in the Contact group at negotiations in Minsk Denis Pushilin in “Path of truth” programme on “Novorossiya TV” channel.

The issues of integration with Russia are now addressed more substantively. It was stated by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, the permanent plenipotentiary representative of the DPR in the Contact group at negotiations in Minsk Denis Pushilin in “Point of view” programme on the First Republic TV channel.

The decrees, orders and laws of the Russian Federation are not the subject of discussion in Minsk. It was stated by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Denis Pushilin in “Interview about main issues” programme on “Oplot TV” channel.

There is no constructive approach on the part of Ukraine in the Minsk negotiating process at the moment. It was stated by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council, the permanent plenipotentiary representative of the DPR in the Contact group at negotiations in Minsk Denis Pushilin in the interview to the correspondent of “Oplot” TV channel.

On October 20, a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the municipal educational institution “Lyceum №1 “Leader” took place in Makeyevka. The event was attended by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Republic.