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Ukraine crisis talks over rebel poll
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko is to hold crisis talks with security chiefs, after rebel-held elections which Kiev describes as a “farce”. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebel elections illegitimate, says new EU foreign policy chief
In first newspaper interview in office, Federica Mogherini questions whether sanctions would force Russian policy shiftThe illegal and illegitimate elections in breakaway eastern Ukraine on Sunday may have killed off all prospects of a political and diplomatic settlement of the Ukraine crisis, the European Unions new foreign policy chief warned...
Russia under fire over rebel vote
Germany says Russian backing for the outcome of an unofficial election held by rebels in eastern Ukraine is “incomprehensible”. …read more Source:...
Alexander Zakharchenko named prime minister of eastern Ukraine after ‘election’
Former electrician Alexander Zakharchenko has been chosen as prime minister of the breakaway eastern region of Ukraine in an “election” dismissed by both Kiev and the EU …read more Source: The...
VIDEO: Separatist wins vote in east Ukraine
A pro-Russian separatist wins a leadership vote in eastern Ukraine, in an election which has been widely condemned. …read more Source:...
Summary justice in Ukraine’s rebel east
Rape suspect sentenced to death in Ukraine’s east …read more Source:...
Moscow recognises Ukraine separatist vote
EU’s new foreign policy chief calls polls ‘a new obstacle on the path towards peace’ …read more Source: Financial...
Germany urges Russia to respect unity of Ukraine after Donetsk elections
Berlin makes warning after Moscow endorses victory for Ukraines pro-Russia rebel leadership in electionsThe German foreign minister has called on Russia to respect the unity of Ukraine after a controversial vote in the rebel-held east of the country gave victory to pro-Russia rebels.Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the elections had gone against the...
Ukraine Tensions Heightened By Rebel Vote
Two pro-Russian separatists have been confirmed as leaders in disputed polls in eastern Ukraine, which the West say are illegal. …read more Source: Sky...
EU condemns Ukraine rebel poll
Elections held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine are “a new obstacle on the path towards peace”, the European Union says. …read more Source:...
