Ukraine agrees to talks on Moscow-backed plan for eastern regions Prime minister to chair discussions on OSCE peace proposals day after six Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel ambush. The Donetsk Peoples Republic was proclaimed on Monday, after a hastily arranged referendum resulted in nearly 90% of votes in favour of state sovereignty. Critics have pointed out that there were no observers and that most of those who remain loyal to Kiev simply stayed at home. Nevertheless, the region announced independence and immediately appealed to Russia to accept it as a new region. Read more at; theguardian/world/2014/may/14/ukraine-talks-moscow-plan-regions-osce
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 10:25:09 +0000