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Eastern Ukrainian separatists swear in rebel leader in Donetsk – video
Pro-Russia rebels in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, inaugurate Alexander Zakharchenko as the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. The ceremony on Tuesday came after a vote which the Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko denounced as a ‘pseudo-election’. The president says the election violates a peace accord which...
Ukraine orders troops to key cities
Ukraine’s President Poroshenko orders reinforcements to key south and eastern cities in case of a new rebel offensive. …read more Source:...
Russians march in defiance of West and display of unity
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people marched through Moscow under flags and banners hailing Russia as a great power on Tuesday in an annual parade which this year amounted to a show of defiance to the West over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko threatens to cancel new law
Ukraine’s president reacts to rebel-held election …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine’s rebel leader is sworn in, crisis deepens
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – A pro-Russian separatist leader was sworn in on Tuesday as the head of a self-proclaimed ‘people’s republic’ in eastern Ukraine in a ceremony that worsened a standoff with Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Leader’s Threat After Rebel Elections
The Ukrainian president threatens to tear up a peace plan after rebels hold their own elections in the country’s east. …read more Source: Sky...
Ukraine president in crisis talks with security chiefs over electoral farce
Petro Poroshenko vows to deal with only legitimately elected self-government bodies, not bandits who crown themselvesUkraines president, Petro Poroshenko, is to meet with his security chiefs on Tuesday after pro-Russian rebels held elections that proved they would never again be ruled by Kiev.Separatist leaders in Luhansk and Donetsk claimed...
Ukraine crisis: Separatist leaders elected in Donetsk and Luhansk in ‘sham’ vote
The Ukrainian Government is holding crisis meetings after voters in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk elected separatist leaders in unrecognised ballots. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis deepens after rebel vote in east
Kiev to hold emergency meeting after denouncing separatist election as a “farce” …read more Source: The...
Moscow cracks down on Crimea’s Tatars
Memories of Stalin era persecution flare in wake of Russian annexation …read more Source: Financial...
