: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Ukrainian president eases opposition to vote on regional power


KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday publicly lifted his objections to a referendum that could give more powers to the restive regions engulfed in more than a year of warfare, reversing his government’s previous position.

The conflict between Russia-backed rebels and government troops in eastern Ukraine has claimed more than 6,000 lives.

[…] Poroshenko on Monday met a parliamentary commission that is drafting amendments to the country’s Constitution and said in a televised meeting that if the commission decides a referendum is necessary, he would not stand in the way.

Senior rebel official Andrei Purgin said Monday that none of …read more

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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