ST. PETERSBURG, May 20. /TASS/. Donbass and Novorossiya are Russian territories, period, end of story, as far as Moscow is concerned, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.

"For us, this issue has been settled. According to our Constitution, these territories are the territories of the Russian Federation, Russian subject entities," Medvedev emphasized, replying to a question on the matter.

The politician reiterated that globally, there are normally two models of recognizing the new subject entities of international law. In the first case, a declaration of independence of a certain territory is sufficient, while in the second case, the recognition of an independent state by other countries is also needed.

"In this sense, if one talks about the path taken by the new territories, they first proclaimed themselves the subjects of international law following referendums and then addressed us with a request to accede to the Russian Federation. So, from the standpoint of international law, everything is fine here," Medvedev emphasized, noting that the attitude of other countries to this issue is their personal choice.

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