Supporters of the Ukrainian far-right nationalist group Right Sector sing the national anthem during a rally against the laws to provide separatist-held regions with a special status near the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev Reuters
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Russia on Wednesday praised Kiev's law on self-rule for the war-torn eastern Ukraine as a "step in the right direction," and expressed the hope it would be thoroughly implemented.
"In Russia this document is considered as a step in the right direction which corresponds to the spirit of agreements cemented in the Geneva declaration between Russia, Ukraine, the United States and European Union from April 17 of this year, as well as the Berlin declaration from July 2 of this year," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
"We expect that all stipulations of the law will be implemented in a responsible manner."
