Ukraine on Wednesday announced it will halt government funding to its eastern regions controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Wednesday the cutoff will apply as long as the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk are held by “terrorists.”
Yatsenyuk, who made his comments during a cabinet meeting, said the government would continue to supply gas and electricity to the area.
The self-declared breakaway regions on Sunday defied Ukraine by holding elections meant to assert their autonomy from Kyiv.
So far Russia is the only government to recognize the elections, which were slammed by the U.S., U.N. and others as unhelpful and illegitimate.
Source: Voice of America
