The planned referendum in Eastern Ukraine will take place on Sunday as planned – even against the will of Russian President Putin. That said, an advocate of the “People’s Republic of Donetsk”
The rebels in Donetsk oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin: ” The leadership of the People’s Republic of Donetsk has unanimously decided to hold the referendum as planned on May 11 ,” said Roman Ljagin , head of the ” Central Election Commission” and advocates of self-proclaimed ” People’s Republic of Donetsk ”
Putin called for a postponement of the controversial referendum in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday . It would have only the conditions to be established .
On Thursday, the Kremlin also stated clearly for the first time , Russia will the planned for May 25 presidential election in Ukraine recognize – if the leadership in Kiev before finishing their military deployment in the east. The pro-Western government must also begin a dialogue with their pro-Russian opponents . That said Dmitry Peskov , spokesman of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin .
The Ukrainian presidential election was basically a ” moving in the right direction,” Peskov told the Interfax news agency . Then Putin had pointed out on Wednesday .
Referendum in Eastern Ukraine:”A dialogue with terrorists is impossible and inconceivable”
In fact, growing in Ukraine crisis is now the hope of a dialogue between the conflicting parties. The pro-Western leadership in Kiev stressed that she wanted to hold talks with political forces and representatives in the Russian dominated regions in the southeast. However, it represents conditions. So shut transitional President Alexander
Turchinov on Thursday negotiations with the fighters , which would have ” blood on their hands” .
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a release: ” A dialogue with terrorists is impossible and inconceivable. ” Blame for the conflict that killed at in recent weeks, dozens of people and wounded hundreds , have ” the Russian aggression against our country.”
Earlier, one of the leaders of the self-proclaimed ” People’s Republic of Donetsk” , Denis Puschilin , said he was willing to put up with the government in Kiev to a table. The general aim was to prevent further bloodshed . But he was skeptical that Kiev into that, Puschilin told Russian state television .
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