Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Pro-Russian Rebels in Ukraine Postpone Disputed Elections


Reuters, 06/10 15:06 CET

KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday postponed local elections that Kiev had said were illegitimate and which, if they went ahead, could have derailed Ukraine’s fragile peace process.

The separatists instead said the elections would go ahead in February next year, potentially giving time for international mediators to hammer out a compromise agreement under which Kiev can accept the vote.

The concession by the separatists comes at a time when Russia has adopted a more constructive tone in talks over Ukraine, according to diplomats involved in the discussion who say Russia has influence over the rebels.

“(We) announce the consent of the Luhansk and Donetsk peoples’ republics to postpone elections from 18 October and 1 November to next year,” separatist envoys to the peace talks were quoted as saying by the DAN news agency, based in the main separatist-controlled city of Donetsk.

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Source: Euronews

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