Kiev Backpedals On Referendums After Deadline To Stop Protest Expires -- RT
Just after a deadline set by Kiev for protesters in eastern Ukraine to vacate seized buildings expired, Parliament-appointed PM Arseny Yatsenyuk pledged to push through a law allowing regional referendums in the country.
Holding referendums on the status of their respective regions was among the main demands posed by anti-Maidan activists, who have taken over a number of governmental buildings in eastern Ukraine this week.
Ukrainian law currently does not allow regions to hold referendums separately from the rest of the country. It was one of the main arguments Kiev voiced in declaring illegal last month’s referendum in Crimea, which ended with the peninsula’s seceding from Ukraine and joining Russia.
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Ukraine Premier Bids to Calm East After U.S. Warns Russia -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Ukraine Leader Yatsenyuk Offers Powers To Troubled East -- BBC
Ukraine PM Says Regions Need More Powers -- Radio Free Europe
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Pro-Russia Separatists Reject Amnesty Offer in Ukraine Standoff -- Voice of America
My Comment: This is a major reversal for the Ukraine government. Apparently it happened because Ukraine’s elite Alpha unit refused to attack the occupied buildings. If these reports are true .... expect the unrest and calls for separation to grow in eastern Ukraine.
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