DONETSK (AP) – The leader of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine was officially sworn in Tuesday after an election that was roundly condemned by the West as illegal and destabilizing.Alexander Zakharchenko, 38, was inaugurated in a heavily guarded theater in the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk.Zakharchenkos election was largely a formality as no strong candidates opposed him, but the rebels say the vote gives them a mandate to pursue their secessionist goals.Ukraine and Western government say the poll Sunday gravely endangered a much-violated cease-fire agreed upon in September that envisioned local elections across the whole of the east but under …read more
Source: Dunya TV
