A senior Ukrainian rebel leader has told the BBC a new law granting self-rule to parts of the east will not sway the demand for independence, reports GHN based on BBC.
Andrei Purgin said there were no plans to develop any political relationship - federal or otherwise - with Ukraine.
But he said there were "positives" in the move by MPs to grant self-rule and an amnesty to rebels.
He said it could be used as the basis for dialogue but rebels would not give up on a desire for "the Russian world".
The new law, which affects Donetsk and Luhansk regions and is in line with a 5 September ceasefire, was condemned by some Ukrainian MPs as "capitulation".
