Eurasia Press & News
Lawmakers in Ukraine have passed a bill introduced by President Petro Poroshenko envisaging limited self-determination for the country’s east.
Ukraine’s government is now calling for local elections (both municipal and general) to be held on December 7 in self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics”.
The legislation was part of a peace plan signed with separatists on September 5, with the agreement leading to a ceasefire that has mostly been observed despite occasional violations.
Tuesday saw the most recent breach as OSCE monitors were attacked by rebels. “Donetsk People’s Republic” Prime Minister Aleksandar Zakharchenko criticized the mission for having failed to announce its arrival in the insurgent-controlled territories where the accident took place.
