Ukraine's parliament passed a law on Sept. 16 that will give "special status" to the separatist-minded eastern regions including a degree of self-governance for a three-year period, parliamentary deputies, who attended the closed session, said.
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Children ride the motorcycle of an armed pro-Russian militant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk on September 14, 2014 during the celebration of the day of the city.
