KIEV: Ukraine yesterday announced passport controls around areas held by pro- Russian separatists in the latest step toward what resembles the breakup of the ex-Soviet republic, as heavy artillery fire erupted in Donetsk. Ukraine’s border guards service said anyone crossing in or out of rebel areas will have to present a passport. Foreigners will “be sent to filtration points to determine the purpose of their visit” and will have “to show a passport or the required visa,” a statement said. The rule was explained as a security measure to seal off the separatist region in the east, where artillery fire …read more
Source: Kuwait Times
