A protest rally outside Ukraine’s parliament against amendments to the constitution that give greater autonomy to the eastern regions controlled by pro-Russian rebels turned violent earlier this week.
The clashes were the worst in the Ukrainian capital since a bloody uprising in early 2014 and have deepened cracks in President Petro Poroshenko’s ruling coalition.
Protesters clashed with police on Monday as MPs approved on first reading the controversial decentralization bill that is a part of the Minsk peace accords signed between Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels in February. Ukraine’s nationalists, who dominate the west of the country, are deeply opposed to giving …read more
Source: Novinite
