Unrest Continues as Ukraine Preps for Presidential Vote -- Voice of America
WASHINGTON — One week before Ukraine holds a national election, unrest and separatist fervor remain strong in the country's eastern areas. The Obama administration is stressing the importance of the May 25 vote, even as Ukraine’s full participation remains in doubt.
Explosions signaled the latest clashes between Ukrainian security forces and pro-Russian militants near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk, where self-appointed mayor Vyacheslav Ponomaryov rejected Kyiv’s authority.
“They (Ukrainian authorities) have always been occupiers, and remain so. Everything we are doing we do not for ourselves but for the people. Let them determine their destiny,” said Ponomaryov.
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