Pro-Russia Separatists Reject Amnesty Offer in Ukraine Standoff -- Voice of America
Armed pro-Russia separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk rejected Kyiv's offer of amnesty for those who seized government buildings this week and called on others to defy the pro-European government in Kyiv.
Protesters wearing bullet-proof vests and armed with Kalashnikov rifles, pistols and other guns inside the security building in Luhansk, a former KGB headquarters, said they would only lay down their weapons if Kyiv agreed to hold a referendum on the future of the region.
“We demand concretely a referendum on federalization so that the will of the people is heard,” said Aleksei Kolekin, one of the protest leaders barricaded in the five-story building said.
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My Comment: The Ukraine interim government is in one of those situations where it is .... damn if you and damn if you don't. If Ukraine Special Forces attack and seize these buildings .... and there is heavy loss of life .... there will be blow-back from Russians in Ukraine and from Russia itself. If you do nothing .... this will only galvanize separatists forces in eastern Ukraine .... that will likely result in even more building seizures and calls for separation. My prediction .... the Ukraine interim government will send in their special forces .... and they will be praying that the commanders on the ground will be able to minimize the bloodshed.
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