Newly elected head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik speaks during the inauguration ceremony in Luhansk, LPR, Eastern Ukraine, November 21, 2018.

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President of the Night Wolves bikers' club Alexander Zaldastanov, right, poses for a photo during the inauguration ceremony of newly elected head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik, in Luhansk, LPR, Eastern Ukraine, November 21, 2018.

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Newly elected head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik arrives at the inauguration ceremony in Luhansk, LPR, Eastern Ukraine, November 21, 2018.

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Newly elected head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik speaks during the inauguration ceremony in Luhansk, LPR, Eastern Ukraine, November 21, 2018.

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Newly elected head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik, right, shakes hands with chairman of LPR's Supreme Cort Svetlana Triphanova during the inauguration ceremony in Luhansk, LPR, Eastern Ukraine, November 21, 2018.

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Newly elected head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik, centre, right, listens during the inauguration ceremony in Luhansk, LPR, Eastern Ukraine, November 21, 2018.

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Honor guards carry national flag during the inauguration ceremony of newly elected head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik in Luhansk, LPR, Eastern Ukraine, November 21, 2018.

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Newly elected head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik listens during the inauguration ceremony in Luhansk, LPR, Eastern Ukraine, November 21, 2018.

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Newly elected head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik smiles during the inauguration ceremony in Luhansk, LPR, Eastern Ukraine, November 21, 2018.

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Head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin attends the inauguration ceremony of newly elected head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik in Luhansk, LPR, Eastern Ukraine, November 21, 2018.

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Newly elected head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik speaks during the inauguration ceremony in Luhansk, LPR, Eastern Ukraine, November 21, 2018.

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Newly elected head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik speaks during the inauguration ceremony in Luhansk, LPR, Eastern Ukraine, November 21, 2018.

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