Ukraine's legislation describes the LPR's area as a "temporarily occupied territory", and the government of LPR is described as an occupying administration of the Russian Federation. The September 2014 Minsk agreement signed by representatives of the OSCE, Ukraine, and Russia—and by the heads of the LNR and DNR without recognizing any status for them— was meant to stop the conflict and reintegrate rebel-held territory into Ukraine in exchange for more autonomy for the area, but the agreement was never fully implemented. Ukraine conflict: Can peace plan in east finally bring peace?, BBC News (10 December 2020) Ukraine conflict: Guns fall silent but crisis remains, BBC News (23 October 2015)