Section: Africa&ME
Separatists vote in eastern Ukraine poll
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
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...
Russia recognizes east Ukraine elections
Russian Foreign Ministry calls for dialog between Ukrainian government and representatives of Donbas region. …read more Source: Anadolu...
EU blasts Russia over Ukraine separatist vote
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...
Separatist Zakharchenko wins Ukraine rebel vote -organisers
The EU’s foreign policy chief has said the bloc will not recognize the “illegitimate” votes in Donetsk and Lugansk. …read more Source: World...
EU denounces ‘illegal’ polls in eastern Ukraine
The EU’s foreign policy chief has said the bloc will not recognize the “illegitimate” votes in Donetsk and Lugansk. …read more Source: World...
Germany calls on Russia to respect ‘unity’ of Ukraine after vote
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on Russia on Monday to respect “the unity of Ukraine” … …read more Source: Gulf...
Vote violates Minsk agreements – Poroshenko
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...
Germany calls on Rissia to respect ‘unity’ of Ukraine after vote
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...
Pro-Russian rebels vote for leaders in eastern Ukraine
By Thomas Grove 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 Zakharchenko won over 81 percent of the vote, according to the rebels’ exit polls of an election that has worsened a standoff between Russia...
