UKRAINE-CONFLICT: Separatists Make Controversial Election In Eastern Ukraine
In the areas controlled by separatist regions was elected into the evening under heavy guard. At the same time troops crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border.
Under the sharp criticism of the pro-European Ukrainian leadership, the separatists have let choose their own parliaments in eastern Ukraine for the first time. In the self-proclaimed republics Luhansk and Donetsk, the people voted on Sunday also about "Republic of bosses" from. The pro-Western Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko declared the election invalid in the evening. The national security service SBU opened a criminal investigation for illegal "seizure of power". The self-proclaimed choice lines spoke after the closure of most of the 400 polling stations in the evening of a high participation.
Leading Russian politicians and separatists have declared the disputed election to be valid. The votes have expired in accordance with international standards, the prominent Russian foreign policy Leonid Slutsky said on Sunday. Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced at the beginning of last week that Russia recognize the election.
In some places the Luhansk region, the vote was two hours longer than originally planned. The separatists justified this with the large crowds. The pro-Russian separatists armed and police patrolled strengthened during the election. Not all the polling stations opened, because it was in some places to renewed fighting between the military and insurgents, as media reported.
Results of the election are expected on Monday.
Earlier, the Ukrainian army had reported intensive troop movements from Russia in the eastern Ukrainian regions controlled by separatists Luhansk and Donetsk."The intensive transfer of military equipment and soldiers of the enemy from the territory of the Russian Federation continues," the Ukrainian military spokesman Andrei Lysenko told local media. The troops were transported across the Russian-Ukrainian border in the separatist region.
On Ukrainian television were seen, which showed dozens unmarked military transport on Sunday recordings. These transporters, so Lysenko, were part of a "Russian convoy en route to Donetsk".
Leading Russian politicians and separatists have declared the disputed election to be valid. The votes have expired in accordance with international standards, the prominent Russian foreign policy Leonid Slutsky said on Sunday. Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced at the beginning of last week that Russia recognize the election.
In some places the Luhansk region, the vote was two hours longer than originally planned. The separatists justified this with the large crowds. The pro-Russian separatists armed and police patrolled strengthened during the election. Not all the polling stations opened, because it was in some places to renewed fighting between the military and insurgents, as media reported.
Results of the election are expected on Monday.
Earlier, the Ukrainian army had reported intensive troop movements from Russia in the eastern Ukrainian regions controlled by separatists Luhansk and Donetsk."The intensive transfer of military equipment and soldiers of the enemy from the territory of the Russian Federation continues," the Ukrainian military spokesman Andrei Lysenko told local media. The troops were transported across the Russian-Ukrainian border in the separatist region.
On Ukrainian television were seen, which showed dozens unmarked military transport on Sunday recordings. These transporters, so Lysenko, were part of a "Russian convoy en route to Donetsk".
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