Attempt by President Poroshenko to crack down on smuggling and Right Sector nationalist fighters after shootout in Mukacheve met with double bombingBooby-trap explosions have injured two police officers in western Ukraine, further raising tensions in the region after a shootout with nationalists at the weekend left two men dead.The continued violence in the area, which borders the European Union and is rife with smuggling, highlights Kiev’s ongoing struggles with both endemic corruption and armed nationalist groups who have helped it fight pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. On Monday, Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, ordered the security services and police to disarm …read more
Source: The Guardian
