The
Ukrainian parliament has approved measures that will give the eastern regions
of Donetsk and Luhansk limited self-rule and grant amnesty to many pro-Russian
separatists. The law also calls for local elections.
Deutsche Welle, 16 Sep 2014
Separatist
regions in eastern Ukraine were granted special status in a bill passed by the
Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday. The legislation grants amnesty to some of
those involved in the five-month conflict between Ukrainian military forces and
pro-Russian separatists.
The bill,
drawn up by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday, outlines the
implementation of limited self-rule for the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in east
Ukraine, which are controlled by the separatists. The limited autonomy would be
in place for three years.
"During
this time we will be able to introduce the issue of profound decentralization
which must also provide for respective amendments to the Constitution,”
Poroshenko said on Monday in a meeting with party leaders.
The bill
also calls for local elections in those regions in November or December.
A ceasefire has been in place between the rebels and Ukrainian forces since September 5,
but there have still been incidents of violence.
Overnight
in Donetsk, three people were killed when residential buildings were shelled,
the city council there said. In five months of fighting, around 2,600 people
have been killed.
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