The Muftiate of the so-called Luhansk People's Republic decided to withdraw from the subordination of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Ukraine and expressed a desire to join the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia.
As the press service of the spiritual assembly explained to Interfax, the Muslims of the Luhansk People's Republic disagree with the radical statements of the head of the Ukrainian Mufti's Office, Said Ismagilov, who accused Russian Muslims of killing civilians in Ukraine.
The petition for admission to the Russian Muftiate was signed by ten imams of the "LPR" led by the head of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the "Republic" Eldar Gambarov.
On March 29, at the next meeting of the Majlis of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, the muftis will consider the appeal.