Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Ukraine to ‘re-examine’ peace plan with rebels (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko threatened to tear up a peace plan with pro-Russian separatist rebels Monday after they defied Kiev and held elections intended to demonstrate their independence. …read more Source: The West...
Poroshenko says Kiev rethinking peace deal ‘flouted by rebels’ (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine is rethinking its truce with rebels holding parts of the east of the country because separatist elections “violated” the agreement, President Petro Poroshenko said Monday. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine has options left — all bad (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s government still has options after separatist elections showed its helplessness against a Russian-backed rebellion. The problem: they’re all bad. …read more Source: The West...
Europe warns Russia over Ukraine rebel poll (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Europe on Monday warned Russia to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty as Moscow turned the screws on Kiev by recognising controversial rebel polls and fighting flared in the separatist east. …read more Source: The West...
EU blasts Russia over Ukraine separatist vote (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – EU foreign policy chiefs blasted Moscow’s recognition of separatist elections in Ukraine on Monday, saying the polls, which sought to put a legal veneer on the bloody pro-Russian rebellion, violated a peace agreement. …read more Source: The West...
Russia backs Ukraine rebel vote despite West criticism (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Russia endorsed a crushing victory for Ukraine’s pro-Moscow rebel leadership after controversial polls that the EU slammed as a “new obstacle” for peace in the country’s strife-torn east. …read more Source: The West...
Miner’s son, Lenin fan set to win separatist Ukraine votes (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – 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. …read more Source: The West...
EU says Ukraine rebel vote ‘new obstacle’ to peace (AFP)
Brussels (AFP) – The European Union said elections held Sunday by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine were illegal, would not be recognised and created a new hurdle to a resolution of the conflict. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine rattled by Russia troop movements as separatists vote (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Separatists in eastern Ukraine held elections Sunday as claims of “intensive” troop movements crossing the Russian border cast new doubts over a truce. …read more Source: The West...
Separatist elections, troop movements rattle Ukraine (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Separatists in eastern Ukraine held elections Sunday condemned by Kiev and Western governments, but backed by Russia, as Ukrainian claims of “intensive” troop movements across the Russian border cast new doubts over a truce. …read more Source: The West...
