Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko delivers a speech during a ceremony to hand over armoured vehicles KrAZ Cougar to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE), which will be used for monitoring the situation in eastern regions of Ukraine, near the Defence Ministry headquarters in Kiev November 13, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Mikhail Palinchak/Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters
Ukraine To Close State Offices, Bank Services In Rebel-Held East -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko issued several decrees on Saturday to shut state institutions and banking services in pro-Russian eastern regions, pressing a move to cut links with the rebel-held territory.
Ukraine has cut all state funding to separatist parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions after separatists held elections in late October which Poroshenko condemned as illegal and in violation of a ceasefire agreement made in September.
The rebels, in turn, say Ukraine violated the deal by moving to revoke a law granting the regions autonomy, putting an already fragile ceasefire in doubt.
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My Comment: This move is going to impact hundreds of thousands of people .... making a horrible humanitarian situation even worse. Pensions, salaries, services .... in short .... the Ukraine government has just told the eastern part of the country that they are now on their own.
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Wonder what the blowback will be from the seps, since this is clearly escalating the situration further. I know Russia support the separatists to a degree but I am unsure of how much of the costs they are willing to cover? Also do you think this will increase the risk of Putin chosing to intervene or the separatists starting a fullscale offencive?
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