Kiev Defies Minsk Accords, Resists Western Demands for Donbass Self-Rule

Sputnik – 30.08.2015 France and Germany are pressing Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to ensure partial self-rule for the country’s independence-minded east before the upcoming local election there, Ukrainian media reported on Saturday. Poroshenko refuses to comply, citing legal, political and organizational hurdles preventing the implementation of the law, which would grant broader autonomy to the […]

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