The Ukrainian government is considering a draft legislation that will great “special status” to the separatist controlled regions of Donetsk and Luhansk for 3 years, reports the New York Times.
The new law would provide amnesty for those that participated in the militant separatist movement, the right to use Russian as an official language in the regions, the election of local councils, funds for social and economic development from the state budget and the right to form local police forces.
Separatist leaders are yet to comment on the new bill.
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