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| Ukraine Holds National Unity Talks Without Separatists |
| 2014-05-15 |
| [VOA News] Ukraine launched talks Wednesday on national unity without the participation of pro-Russian separatists who are seeking autonomy from Kyiv in the country's east and southeast. In opening remarks, interim President Oleksandr Turchynov said his government is ready for dialogue. He also insisted, though, that Kyiv will not talk to the pro-Russian gunnies who have seized buildings and killed government troops near the Russian border. The talks, which opened 11 days ahead of Ukrainian presidential elections, are part of a "road map" backed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Analysts, however, say the deliberate omission of separatists from the discussions raises doubts about whether the meetings will ease ethnic tensions threatening to rip the country apart. Separatists who declared "illusory sovereignty" in two eastern regions this week dismissed the Kyiv talks. Rebel leader Denis Pushilin told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named that any such dialogue must take place in the east. "If we go to Kyiv, they will arrest us," he said. National politicians and regional officials, religious leaders and civic activists are attending the talks, part of a "road map" laid out by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Talks on constitutional amendments + decentralization of power in Ukraine - IOW, WHAT PUTIN WANTS. Not specifically RUSSIA but still applicable ... * WORLD NEWS > [WaPo] A BEIJING POWER PLAY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS MET WITH US INACTION. Obama. * TOPIX > THE GLOBAL POLICE FORCE THAT ISN'T. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-05-15 22:32 |