Lena Savchuk
Press TV, Kiev
Ukraine’s parliament has approved a bill to extend the special status for the restive Donbas region by another year. The measure, demanded by Moscow, has been seen as a way of keeping alive the Minsk peace agreements. At the same time, Ukrainian lawmakers gave initial backing to legislation on the reintegration of the region which Russia says runs counter to the Minsk accords.
Lena Savchuk has the details.