Breakaway east Ukraine territory defends death penalty as it opens Moscow embassy

A view shows the embassy of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in Moscow, Russia July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The self-styled Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on Tuesday opened an embassy in Russia, one of only two countries to recognise the breakaway statelet in eastern Ukraine, and defended its right to impose capital punishment.