The Verkhovna Rada has extended the law on a special procedure for self-government in Donbass 
The Verkhovna Rada has extended the law on the special status of Donbass. This is reported by “Interfax-Ukraine”.
It is noted that the parliament of Ukraine extended until December 31, 2022 the law on a special procedure for local self-government in certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. 317 deputies voted for the relevant bill.
According to the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy Andriy Kostin, this decision was made by parliamentarians to continue the negotiation process within the Trilateral Contact Group and the Normandy format. He stressed that the law on special status is the basis for achieving peace in Donbass and restoring the territorial integrity of Ukraine.