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      Separatists vote in eastern Ukraine poll
      Nov03

      Separatists vote in eastern Ukraine poll

      Monday, November 3 , 2014 - 13:01 (EET) Section: Business Day (South Africa)

      The separatists’ election of a leader and people’s council is the latest twist in a face-off between Russia and the West …read more Source: Business...

      Pro-Russian separatist Zakharchenko wins Ukraine rebel vote
      Nov03

      Pro-Russian separatist Zakharchenko wins Ukraine rebel vote

      Monday, November 3 , 2014 - 13:01 (EET) Section: Herald LIVE (South Africa)

      Pro-Russian separatist Alexander Zakharchenko has easily won an election for leadership of a breakaway republic in eastern Ukraine, the vote’s organisers said on Monday (03/11/2014). Sunday’s vote, the climax of a six-month separatist rebellion in Ukraine’s industrialised east, took place in defiance of Kiev’s pro-Western...

      EU blasts Russia over Ukraine separatist vote
      Nov03

      EU blasts Russia over Ukraine separatist vote

      Monday, November 3 , 2014 - 12:01 (EET) Section: Herald LIVE (South Africa)

      EU foreign policy chiefs blasted Moscow’s recognition of separatist elections in Ukraine on Monday (03/11/2014), saying the polls, which sought to put a legal veneer on the bloody pro-Russian rebellion, violated a peace agreement. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the elections went “against the letter and spirit” of an...

      Germany calls on Rissia to respect ‘unity’ of Ukraine after vote
      Nov03

      Germany calls on Rissia to respect ‘unity’ of Ukraine after vote

      Monday, November 3 , 2014 - 10:02 (EET) Section: The New Age (South Africa)

      German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on Russia Monday to respect “the unity of Ukraine” in the wake of elections held by pro-Russian …read more Source: The New...

      Vote violates Minsk agreements – Poroshenko
      Nov03

      Vote violates Minsk agreements – Poroshenko

      Monday, November 3 , 2014 - 10:02 (EET) Section: Independent Online (South Africa)

      Pro-Russian rebels have elected a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine – a vote President Petro Poroshenko called “a farce”. ||| Donetsk, Ukraine – Pro-Russian rebels elected a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine on Sunday in a vote President Petro Poroshenko called “a farce”.Mining electrician-turned-rebel leader Alexander...

      Russia backs Ukraine rebel vote
      Nov03

      Russia backs Ukraine rebel vote

      Monday, November 3 , 2014 - 9:01 (EET) Section: iafrica (South Africa)

      Russia endorsed a crushing victory for Ukraine’s pro-Moscow rebel leadership after controversial polls on Sunday that the EU slammed. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine separatists vote in controversial election
      Nov02

      Ukraine separatists vote in controversial election

      Sunday, November 2 , 2014 - 10:46 (EET) Section: Sunday Times (South Africa)

      Separatists in eastern Ukraine voted Sunday in controversial, Russian-backed leadership elections that Kiev and the West have refused to recognise and which threatened to deepen an international crisis over the conflict. …read more Source: The Sunday...

      Ukraine separatists vote in controversial election
      Nov02

      Ukraine separatists vote in controversial election

      Sunday, November 2 , 2014 - 10:31 (EET) Section: News24 (South Africa)

      Separatists in eastern Ukraine are voting in controversial, Russian-backed leadership elections that Kiev and the West have refused to recognise. …read more Source:...

      Eastern Ukraine starts voting
      Nov02

      Eastern Ukraine starts voting

      Sunday, November 2 , 2014 - 8:03 (EET) Section: iafrica (South Africa)

      Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine began voting in controversial elections, as heavy fighting continues. …read more Source:...

      Russia will resume gas transfer when Ukraine pays up
      Nov01

      Russia will resume gas transfer when Ukraine pays up

      Saturday, November 1 , 2014 - 21:45 (EET) Section: Herald LIVE (South Africa)

      Russia will resume shipping natural gas to Ukraine after Kiev pays off its first debt installment for past supplies of gas next week, officials said Friday (31/10/2014). Alexei Miller, chief of Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom natural gas giant, made the statement hours after Russia, Ukraine and the European Union thrashed out a $4.6...