MOSCOW, September 20. /TASS/. Joining Russia will bring the Lugansk People's Republic's military units to a new level, because the issue of supply and logistics will be greatly simplified, and the issue of their jurisdiction within one country will be resolved, Rodion Miroshnik, LPR ambassador to Russia, said on Tuesday.
"The issue of removing the border should also affect the supply chain. <...> Now it is important to provide for our military units. First of all, they shouldn’t be divided up into reservists of the republic, the military of the people's militia, and the Russian armed forces, they fight on the same side equally, and they are in the same formation. And they are fighting against the same enemy. <...> So why are we still so divided?" he said during a Soloviev Live TV broadcast.
"Our army should be properly supplied. Russia is a big, powerful, economically wealthy state that can afford to arm and equip its army better than the army that is fighting against it," Miroshnik added, explaining that there would be "greater mobility" in terms of providing the army with both weapons and equipment and uniforms within one state.
On Monday, the LPR Civic Chamber called on the republic’s head, Leonid Pasechnik, to immediately hold a referendum on joining Russia. The Chamber stressed that this step will ensure the republic’s security and open new opportunities for its reconstruction. Later, the Civic Chamber of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) issued a similar appeal to the republic’s leader, Denis Pushilin, and the parliament. After that, the DPR head had a telephone conversation with his LPR counterpart and suggested synchronizing efforts in preparing for the referendums.