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Ukraine pledges more autonomy to rebellious east
Ukraine says the regions would remain part of Ukraine and rejects idea of federalization. …read more Source: USA...
Poroshenko Says Ukraine To Stay United, Sees Special Status For Rebel-Held Areas
(Reuters) – A peace roadmap agreed last week between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists preserves the concept of a sovereign, united country within its current borders, President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday. Poroshenko also told a televised meeting of the government that a ceasefire between government forces and the rebels in...
Ukraine leader says Russian troops on the move
President Poroshenko says fragile truce in eastern Ukraine is hard work, but gives new reasons to hope the worst could be over …read more Source:...
Russian troops withdraw in Ukraine
Some 70% of the Russian troops believed to have been in Ukraine have withdrawn back across the border, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko reportedly said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s President: Separatist East Will Stay Part of Ukraine
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said he will submit a bill to parliament next week granting parts of the separatist east greater autonomy, but keeping them part of Ukraine. Poroshenko announced the move at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. He promised special status to some areas of the rebel-controlled regions of Donetsk and Luhansk,...
Poroshenko Says Ukraine Will Remain United Despite ‘Special Status’ In East
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he will submit a bill next week to grant “special status” to areas in eastern Ukraine but that the country will remain united. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Stands Firm on Rebel-Held Areas
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the country hasn’t made any concessions of its territorial integrity in a peace deal signed last week with pro-Russia rebels. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
EU weighs more Russian sanctions amid fragile Ukraine ceasefire
The talks in Brussels among the 28 member nations follow the EU’s abrupt decision this week to put on hold for at least a ‘few days’ a second package of economic penalties against Russia …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine leader promises to pass bill giving rebellious eastern regions more autonomy
President Petro Poroshenko announced the move in a cabinet meeting, but rejected federalization or ‘alienation’ from the Ukrainian state …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine pledges more autonomy to rebellious east
Ukraine’s president has promised to introduce legislation in parliament as early as next week that would offer greater autonomy to rebellious regions in the country’s pro-Russian east, where separatists have been battling government troops for almost five months. …read more Source: Miami...
