Russia: Ukraine vote may help peace
Russia’s deputy foreign minister says Ukraine’s parliamentary election offers a chance for peace in the country’s eastern region. |||
Moscow – A parliamentary election in Ukraine offers a chance for peace in the country’s east, a deputy Russian foreign minister said on Monday but warned that “nationalists” in the chamber could undermine the process, RIA news agency reported. An initial vote count showed pro-European parties had secured a clear victory in the Ukrainian poll, the first to be held since street protests ousted the country’s pro-Russian leader, Viktor Yanukovich, earlier this year. “Parties supporting a peaceful …read more
Source: Independent Online
