Section: Australia&NZ
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...
Ukraine pro-Russia rebels hold elections in the east, fueling conflict
Residents of rebel-held eastern Ukraine voted for leaders on Sunday, taking another step toward establishing an independent enclave and exacerbating tensions between Russia and the West. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
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...
Pro-Russian rebels win crushing victory in vote for leaders in eastern Ukraine
The main rebel leader in Ukraine’s largest separatist region wins a crushing victory in a controversial election Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko labelled “a farce”. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine rebel leader set to win poll
EAST Ukraine’s pro-Russian leadership is on course to secure a crushing victory in Sunday’s controversial election. …read more Source: THE...
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...
Ukrainian rebels go ahead with controversial elections
(For more on the Ukraine conflict, see EXT2.) …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Pro-Russian rebels vote for leaders in eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels vote in an election for a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine, though Kiev and the West denounce the poll. …read more Source: ABC...
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...
