Eastern Ukraine situation increasingly complicated
(VOVworld) – The Ukrainian acting President Aleksander Turchinov on Sunday accepted that the situation in Donetsk and Lugansk was much different from other localities.
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| Pro-Russian protesters wave Russian flags and hold a banner saying "Donetsk region is with Russia" during a rally in Donetsk on March 1, 2014 (AFP Photo / Alexander Khudoteply) |
People in these two cities support federalization and local law enforcement agencies back the protestors. The same day, acting Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk agreed to revise the Constitution, including decentralizing power to localities and guaranteeing the protection of the Russian language.
A large scale demonstration took place in Odessa on Sunday to protest the government’s military activities and demand the release of more than 100 pro-Russian supporters. So far, 67 people, who were arrested on May 2, have been freed.