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The US Republican Senator John McCain refused an invitation to visit the elections in the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Lugansk. It is said in a statement posted on the official website of the senator.
«While I do not usually take part in monitoring the elections in the imaginary country, I am grateful for this unique invitation. If the so-called Lugano People’s Republic is interested in holding democratic elections, I suggest its supporters to lay down their arms and participate in the next round of elections in a free and united Ukraine “, – said in response to McCain’s.
TASS news agency asked the press -Secretary Senator Brian Rogers explaining the answer because of it, according to the agency, “it was not clear whether he accepts the invitation.” Rogers confirmed McCain’s rejection of the invitation to visit the elections.
Earlier, the head of the unrecognized LC Igor Carpenter told reporters that McCain invited to observe the elections. “If you do not want to come to the OSCE, I ask you as a free press to convey an invitation to a faithful man, a Democrat from Democrats, who travels around the world, says the rules and the foundations of democracy, which is fair and protects the skies over the United States of America Vietnam … I say about Senator McCain, “- said Carpenter (quoted by RIA Novosti news agency).
Local elections in Ukraine scheduled for October 25. However, the authorities DNI LC and set their own dates: Donetsk plans to hold elections on October 18 Lugansk – November 1st. The authorities of the self-proclaimed republic said that Kiev has passed the law “On Local Elections” unilaterally, without consulting with them. Kiev, in turn, said that the elections in the Donbass can be recognized only if held under Ukrainian law.
As the “Kommersant”, the United States and the European Union are considering expanding sanctions against Russia, in case of power self-proclaimed republics of Donbass refuse to hold local elections on 25 October. Such a waiver will be considered by the West as “demonstrative” violation of the Minsk Agreement. According to the source in the diplomatic circles of the West, there is sure that Russia has unlimited influence on the leadership of the breakaway republic.
One of the leading politicians of the Republican chairman of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, McCain was a contender Barack Obama in the presidential race 2008. His career began as a military pilot, was involved in the Vietnam War, was shot down by a Soviet missile over Hanoi in 1967, after which he spent five and a half years in a Vietnamese prisoner of war.
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