Section: CTV (Canada)
Ukraine rebel leader sworn in after election heavily criticized by West
Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, has been officially sworn in after an election that has been roundly condemned by the West as destabilizing. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia backs rebel-organized elections in east Ukraine
Moscow offered warm support Monday for rebel-organized elections in eastern Ukraine — an endorsement that could only serve to keep the West’s sanctions against Russia in place. …read more Source: CTV...
Russia backs Ukrainian separatists’ election
Russia gave its backing Monday to a contentious election held by separatists in eastern Ukraine, setting the stage for renewed diplomatic tensions with the West. …read more Source: CTV...
Pro-Russian rebels hold rogue elections in eastern Ukraine
Residents of separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine voted Sunday to elect legislators and executives in polls that have been staunchly denounced by the international community. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine’s separatist rebels to hold election in face of broad criticism
Rebel-held territories in eastern Ukraine prepared Saturday to elect legislators and executives in a vote that has been roundly condemned by the international community but backed by Russia. …read more Source: CTV...
Dutch PM: more remains recovered from Ukraine crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
The Dutch prime minister says investigators have recovered an unspecified number of human remains from the site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down. …read more Source: CTV...
Moscow criticizes West for its refusal to recognize rebel-organized elections in Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday angrily dismissed the EU’s warning that it wouldn’t recognize local elections organized by pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine, saying that the rejection of the vote could derail a fragile cease-fire deal. …read more Source: CTV...
Russian singer visits rebel-held Ukraine, sings duet with separatist leader
In defiance of Ukraine, a revered Soviet-era crooner has travelled from Russia to the rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine to perform in support of separatists fighting the Ukrainian government. …read more Source: CTV...
Monitors hail Ukraine vote as democratic achievement
International observers monitoring Ukraine’s parliamentary election have hailed the vote as a step forward in building democratic standards despite the unrest in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
2 pro-European parties take joint lead in Ukraine parliamentary election
With more than one-third of the votes counted, two allied pro-European parties in Ukraine that ran on a platform to enact tough reforms took a joint lead Monday in a parliamentary election. …read more Source: CTV...
