2018

On December 19, a charity event dedicated to St. Nicolas Day was organized in Starobeshevo for children entitled to benefits. The event took place on the initiative of the “Donetsk Republic” public movement and supported by the Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Vladimir Bidyovka and administration of the Starobeshevo district.

The development of the economy, the fight against corruption and other priorities assigned by the Head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, to the leadership of the Republic, will be supported legislatively within the framework of the activities of the parliament of the new convocation.  Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Vladimir Bidyovka talked about this in the Meeting Place programme on the Oplot TV channel.

The Kiev authorities use religion as a means of incitement of ethnic hatred. The Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Vladimir Bidyovka shared this opinion with the Donetsk News Agency on December 15.

On December 14, a rally was held near the Chernobyl Glory Memorial in Donetsk to commemorate the Day honouring liquidators of the Chernobyl NPP accident aftermath. The event was attended by the Chairman of the People’s Council Vladimir Bidyovka and deputy of the People’s Council Natalia Volkova.

Deputy of the DPR People’s Council Vladimir Moshkin in an interview to the online publication DNR-Live commented on the fluctuations in fuel prices in the Donetsk People's Republic.

On December 13, an annual inter-university student festival “Freshman’s Debut – 2018” took place in the Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A. Solovyanenko.

On December 12, a meeting of the Interim Commission of the People’s Council of the Donetsk People's Republic on Establishment of Interaction of the Legislative and Executive Branches of Government was held.

At first glance, the way that Pyotr Poroshenko chose to appeal to the President of the Russian Federation is puzzling. Why did he decide to resort to an interview to the American edition and why in English? Wouldn't it have been more logical to do this in a different, more reasonable way? But it seems that behind the external comic and the absurdity of the situation there lies a clear plan that fits into the logic of recent events.

The DPR People’s Council deputy, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Natural Management, Ecology, Mineral and Natural Resources Yuri Leonov explained the essence of the Head of the DPR’s decree No.129 “On amending the decree of the DPR of August 31, 2017, No. 226 ʺOn state registration of rights in rem over farmlands”ʺ.

EU sanctions for organization of elections in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics accentuate the importance of nationwide will, Chairman of the DPR People’s Council Vladimir Bidyovka told RIA Novosti.