Russian leader wants resolution permitting use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine to be repealed – press secretary

14:15, 24.06.2014 1 min read

Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked the Federation Council, the upper chamber of Russia's parliament, to repeal a March 1 resolution, which allows him to use the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine, should such a need arise, the Russian leader's press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said.

"On Tuesday, before leaving for Vienna on an official visit, Putin forwarded a letter to the Federation Council, addressed to the upper chamber's Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, asking the Federation Council to repeal its March 1, 2014 resolution No. 48-FZ "On the use of the Armed Forces of Russia on the territory of Ukraine," Peskov said.

The Russian president's request is "aimed at normalizing the situation in the eastern regions of Ukraine and comes in response to the launch of trilateral negotiations on this matter," he said.