Constitutional changes approved Friday by Ukraine’s highest court to help end the war in Donbas are unlikely to bring an end to hostilities between Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian troops, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer said. The legal changes, which still must be approved by the parliament in Kiev, seek to allow the rebels fighting for autonomy in the contested regions of Luhansk and Donetsk some degree of self-rule in exchange for peace across both regions. However, Pifer, who served as U.S. …read more
Source: International Business Times
