Ukraine separatists elect leaders in defiance of West
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) - Separatist leaders in Russian-backed areas of eastern Ukraine on Monday looked set for an expected victory according to preliminary results in polls condemned as illegal by Kiev and Western countries. Elections in the Donetsk and Lugansk "People's Republics", controlled by separatists since breaking away from Ukraine's pro-Western government in 2014, took place after the killing of the rebel Donetsk "president" in a bomb attack in August. Security was tight with gun-toting, camouflage-clad guards deployed to ensure ...
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