UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Russia proposed a UN Security Council draft resolution Thursday asking Kiev to immediately start consultations with pro-Russian separatists on elections within their eastern Ukraine strongholds.The Russian text cites a paragraph from a February peace accord, which provides for discussion and agreement on questions related to local elections in certain areas of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.The Russian proposal comes after Ukraine Tuesday ratified two bills for greater autonomy in its troubled rebel-held east, where 11 months of fighting between the Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian government forces have killed more than 6,000 people.Russia argues that the Ukrainian …read more
Source: Dunya TV
