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RFE: Separatist Leader In Ukraine's Luhansk Resigns Amid Power Struggle
The head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, Igor Plotnitsky, has stepped down amid a fierce power struggle among the Russia-backed separatists that has unfolded over the last several days.
The website of the Luhansk-based separatists announced on November 24 that Plotnitsky had resigned for health reasons.
The website also said Leonid Pasechnyk, the self-proclaimed security minister of the separatist formation, had been named acting leader "until the next elections."
Shortly afterward, the same website announced that Plotnitsky had been named the separatist's representative to the Minsk process, aimed at resolving the conflict.
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1 comment:
Resigning for "health" reasons is a lot more honest than "to spend more time with my family".
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