Surkov defines internal policy of the DNR, writes Reuters.
It was the assistant to the Russian President played a key role in the appointment Zakharchenko head of the “DNR”.
Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov defines for appointments and domestic policies “republics” in the Donbas.
This writes Reuters, citing three of the separatists, who held high posts in the “DNR” and “LNR”.
“The activities of Surkov, which began at least six months prior to the conclusion of the Minsk agreements, was devoted to the choice of the leaders of the breakaway republics, the organization of work of local administrations, develop a media strategy for the separatists and planning for local elections”, – writes the edition.
All three of the interlocutor of the Agency said that Moscow is gradually forced to leave most of the “organizers of the uprising”, threatening them with death and imprisonment.
“Any call from Moscow was seen as the office a call from God himself and was not discussed, were accepted for execution immediately,” they say.
He also noted that Surkov has played a key role in the appointment of Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the “DNR”.
According to them, the leaders of the separatists initially had prepared him for the “Minister of defense “DNR”, but after meeting with Surkov in the Kremlin from the office of the assistant to the President of the Russian Federation received a proposal to appoint Zakharchenko to “home position”.
One of the interlocutors of the publication added that to help Zakharchenko in “campaign” in Donetsk came a team of Russians working for Surkov.
In addition, five sources Reuters, including close to the presidential administration, and another who worked with Surkov in the Kremlin, said that he regularly meets with the leaders of the separatists in the Donbas and in Russia.
Note that in the last year, Surkov said that the head of the DND will not go before 2018. Also recall that earlier this spring it was reported about the arrival of Surkov in Lugansk.
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