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Rebels in Ukraine’s East Inaugurate Zacharchenko as Leader


A colorful reception for Ukraine’s rebel leader Alexander Zacharchenko at a formal inauguration ceremony in Donetsk. Zacharchenko, once an electrician, now heads the Donetsk People’s Republic —a breakaway republic in Ukraine’s pro-Russia rebel region—after an election widely condemned as illegal by the EU, the U.S. and the pro-western Ukrainian government of President Petro Poroshenko. Russia howewever, recognises the result, and Zakharchenko says he is ready to hold talks with Kiev. …read more

Source: The Boston Globe

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