Klishas and Kalashnikov disagreed on the issue of the LPR referendum on joining Russia
The idea of a referendum on the entry of the LPR into Russia became a subject of dispute in the Federation Council and the State Duma. Earlier, the head of the self-proclaimed republic, Leonid Pasechnik, announced the possibility of holding such a referendum. The LPR and the DPR have the right to hold a referendum on joining Russia, if it does not contradict their constitutions, believes Andrey Klishas, chairman of the Federation Council committee on constitutional legislation, .