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Recognising vote in east Ukraine incomprehensible – German government
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said on Monday Berlin found it incomprehensible that “official Russian voices” should recognise an election held by pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Malaysian carrier makes emergency landing in Thailand
BANGKOK: A Malaysia-bound Malindo Air flight diverted to Thailand and made an emergency landing on Monday after the cabin started to de-pressurise, the airline said, adding that none of the 129 people aboard was hurt. The Malaysia-based carrier’s flight OD206 from Delhi had been due to arrive in Kuala Lumpur early Monday but instead...
Russia backs Ukraine rebel vote despite criticism from West
Russia on Sunday endorsed a crushing victory for Ukraine’s pro-Moscow rebel leadership at controversial polls that the EU slammed as a “new obstacle” for peace in the country’s strife-torn east. Despite warnings from Kiev and the West not to recognise the polls, Moscow moved quickly to throw its weight behind the disputed...
Miner’s son, Lenin fan set to win separatist Ukraine votes
DONETSK: Two pro-Russian separatists were confirmed as leaders in controversial elections in eastern Ukraine on Sunday — one a rebel chief who highlights his status as a miner’s son and the other a fan of Communist icon Vladimir Lenin. Alexander Zakharchenko, who commands rebels fighting Ukrainian government forces in the mining and...
Russia's says 'respects' will of Ukraine's rebel regions
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia said it “respects the will of the people of southeast” Ukraine following elections on Sunday for rebel leadership in the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, Interfax reported the foreign ministry as saying. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine separatists vote in controversial election
DONETSK, Ukraine: Separatists in eastern Ukraine voted yesterday 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.The elections in the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic –...
EU calls east Ukraine vote obstacle to peace, won't recognise it
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – An election of separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine is an obstacle to peace and the European Union will not recognise it, the EU’s new foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Pro-Russian rebels vote for leaders in eastern Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels elected a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine on Sunday in a vote President Petro Poroshenko called “a farce”. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko calls on Russia to denounce rebel vote
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko condemned eastern separatist elections as illegitimate on Sunday and called on Russia not to recognise the result of the leadership vote. …read more Source: The...
Give us recognition, Ukraine rebel voters demand
The elections may already have been slammed as a farce by the West but those queuing to cast their ballots in east Ukraine’s rebel polls today insisted their voices should be heard. “I hope that our votes will change something. Perhaps we will finally be recognised as a real, independent country,” Tatyana, 65, said as she waited...
