Putin calls to cancel "referendum", apponted on May 11

The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has called the representatives of the south-eastern regions of Ukraine to postpone the so-called "referendum", scheduled for May 11.

He told that after the talks with the OSCE Chairman Didier Burkhatler.

We ask the representatives of the south-eastern regions of Ukraine, the supporters of the federalization, to postpone the referendum, scheduled for May 11, 2014,
— Putin emphasized

According to the Russian president, Russia appeals to the representatives of South-Eastern Ukraine to take this step in order "to create the pre-requisites for the dialogue" with the central government.