Section: US & Canada
Give us recognition, Ukraine rebel voters demand
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The elections may already have been slammed as a farce by the West but those queuing to cast their ballots in east Ukraine’s rebel polls on Sunday insisted their voices should be heard. “I hope that our votes will change something. Perhaps we will finally be recognised as a real, independent...
Ukraine’ Calls on Russia to Denounce East Ukraine Rebels’ Vote
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko condemned eastern separatist elections as illegitimate on Sunday and called on Russia not to recognize the result of the leadership vote. Poroshenko said the election was “a farce, (conducted) under the barrels of tanks and machineguns” that violated a series of agreements...
Ukraine rattled by Russia troop movements as separatists vote
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Separatists in eastern Ukraine held elections Sunday as claims of “intensive” troop movements crossing the Russian border cast new doubts over a truce.The vote in the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic was condemned by Kiev and the West, but backed by...
Rebel-Backed Elections Underway in Eastern Ukraine
Separatist leaders portrayed the voting in Donetsk and Luhansk as a capstone to their six-month struggle for independence, and voters said the elections would compel Kiev to negotiate and end the war. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukrainian separatists hold elections
Danielle HaynesDONETSK, Ukraine, Nov. 2 (UPI) — Rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine move forward with leadership elections Sunday despite criticism. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine’s Separatist East Defies Kiev With Vote
The polls in Donetsk and Luhansk have been condemned by the Ukrainian government, the U.S. and European countries.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Rebel Leader Votes in East Ukraine
Eastern Ukraine’s separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko casts his ballot in an election he’s almost certain to win. Pro-Russian rebels say the vote will legitimise its leadership and take their war-torn region closer to Russia. But Western powers say they won’t recognise it. Kiev’s pro-European government insists the...
Meet The ‘Racists’ Monitoring Eastern Ukraine’s Unrecognized Vote
With the West refusing to recognize elections in the separatist-controlled regions of eastern Ukraine, observers with views some might call “fascist” have filled the void. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Donetsk Rebels Hold Controversial Government Elections
Separatists in eastern Ukraine hold their own elections Sunday as part of an effort to create an independent state. Meanwhile, fighting for control of Donetsk’s airport continues, despite a ceasefire.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Ukrainian Breakaway Regions Hold Criticized Vote
DONETSK, 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. Voting in the main rebel city of Donetsk proceeded in the presence of gunmen inside three polling stations visited by the AP. Despite a...
