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The coup-imposed Ukrainian government has amassed military hardware near the eastern Ukrainian towns refusing to recognize Kiev’s rule, and rallying for the country’s federalization. Videos from the area show tanks, APCs and army helicopters.
Initial update:
Tuesday, April 15
22:51 GMT:
Polish Foreign Minister, Radoslav Sikorski, has said that Warsaw agrees fully with the military operation in eastern Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports.
He believes the Kramatorsk offensive against “armed people” who “occupy airports” to be in line with the law.
22:08 GMT:
Ukrainian authorities’ decision to begin a special armed operation in the eastern part of the country contradicts the Rada’s February decision to ban the use of force against protesters and the use of army troops for raids, deputy spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, wrote in her blog on the ‘Echo Moscow’ website.
19:54 GMT:
Residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk have stopped a convoy of armored vehicles of the Ukrainian army approaching the city, local channel Inter reported.
According to the report, at least six APCs and trucks with howitzers were heading to Lugansk from Dnepropetrovsk. Residents of Raygorodok village have reportedly blocked the convoy’s way and placed cars alongside the road, preventing the convoy from passing through.
19:51 GMT:
Donetsk city activists reporting on live internet channels are calling for residents to urgently take to the city’s administration for a peaceful protest.
The calls were first prompted by reports of a convoy of army trucks and buses allegedly heading for Donetsk “through the fields,” avoiding main roads. Activists claim they are tailing the convoy but have made no attempts to block it.
Unconfirmed reports distributed through live streams and channels then said that Donetsk Mayor Aleksandr Lukyanchenko has announced an urgent session of the local parliament, which is going to decide on holding a regional referendum and on proclaiming Russia a “strategic partner.”
19:45 GMT:
Moscow has urged international partners to condemn the Kiev government’s anti-constitutional actions in southeastern Ukraine, which it believes may lead to catastrophe.
“We are deeply concerned over the military operation launched by the Ukrainian special forces with support by the army. There have already been victims,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Russian diplomats called it a criminal offense for Ukraine to fight against its own people who demand that their lawful rights are provided.
“Current events demonstrate persistent unwillingness of Kiev’s authorities to organize a dialogue with Ukrainian regions, which is necessary for the country,” the statement reads.
19:15 GMT:
The Kiev delegation is not going to discuss Ukraine internal affairs at the upcoming Geneva four-party talks with the US, the EU, and Russia, Ukraine’s permanent representative to the UN, Yury Klimenko, told journalists, Interfax reported.
“The major goal of the negotiations, which we plan to hold, is the de-escalation [of the conflict], and a search of ways to settle the situation,” he said.
He underlined, in particular, that Kiev will not discuss the federalization of Ukraine – which many activists in eastern Ukraine have been demanding.
“We believe that Ukrainian regions should have more freedoms and the Ukrainian government is now committed to an idea of decentralization, but we are not talking about the federalization,” Klimenko said.
18:32 GMT:
Ukraine's actions against anti-government protesters in the country's eastern region are justified because of the threat to law and order, the White House said on Tuesday.
White House spokesman John Carney praised the Kiev government for saying it intends to move forward gradually and responsibly with a military operation it begun on Tuesday against protesters in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine.
"The Ukrainian government has the responsibility to provide law and order and these provocations in eastern Ukraine are creating a situation in which the government has to respond," Carney told reporters.
The United States continues to plan to participate in talks scheduled for Thursday between the Russian and Ukrainian governments, the United States and the European Union, Carney said.
"We are looking forward to this meeting on Thursday to see whether or not there is - the potential, anyway - for moving forward on diplomatic resolution," Carney said. (Reuters)
17:51 GMT:
Hundreds of local residents supporting anti-government activists have headed to the airfield in Kramatorsk to blockade Ukrainian troops controlling the area, RIA Novosti reports. According to the agency, the people are mostly civilians carrying Russian and Donetsk flags, but some are also carrying firearms.
Donetsk region activists reporting on live internet channels say that the people have surrounded the airfield.
17:41 GMT:
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the UN and the international community to condemn Kiev’s “unconstitutional” actions in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin’s press-service said in a statement.
“Vladimir Putin stressed that the Russian side is expecting the UN and the international community to condemn Kiev’s unconstitutional actions [in eastern Ukraine],” the statement read.
Putin spoke on the phone with UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon and discussed the escalating tensions in Ukraine prompted by Kiev’s security operation.
"The Secretary-General ... underlined that any deepening of the crisis would be profoundly detrimental for all concerned; hence the need for everyone to work to de-escalate the situation," Ban's press office said in a statement.
Initial update:
Tuesday, April 15
22:51 GMT:
Polish Foreign Minister, Radoslav Sikorski, has said that Warsaw agrees fully with the military operation in eastern Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports.
He believes the Kramatorsk offensive against “armed people” who “occupy airports” to be in line with the law.
22:08 GMT:
Ukrainian authorities’ decision to begin a special armed operation in the eastern part of the country contradicts the Rada’s February decision to ban the use of force against protesters and the use of army troops for raids, deputy spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, wrote in her blog on the ‘Echo Moscow’ website.
19:54 GMT:
Residents of the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk have stopped a convoy of armored vehicles of the Ukrainian army approaching the city, local channel Inter reported.
According to the report, at least six APCs and trucks with howitzers were heading to Lugansk from Dnepropetrovsk. Residents of Raygorodok village have reportedly blocked the convoy’s way and placed cars alongside the road, preventing the convoy from passing through.
19:51 GMT:
Donetsk city activists reporting on live internet channels are calling for residents to urgently take to the city’s administration for a peaceful protest.
The calls were first prompted by reports of a convoy of army trucks and buses allegedly heading for Donetsk “through the fields,” avoiding main roads. Activists claim they are tailing the convoy but have made no attempts to block it.
Unconfirmed reports distributed through live streams and channels then said that Donetsk Mayor Aleksandr Lukyanchenko has announced an urgent session of the local parliament, which is going to decide on holding a regional referendum and on proclaiming Russia a “strategic partner.”
19:45 GMT:
Moscow has urged international partners to condemn the Kiev government’s anti-constitutional actions in southeastern Ukraine, which it believes may lead to catastrophe.
“We are deeply concerned over the military operation launched by the Ukrainian special forces with support by the army. There have already been victims,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Russian diplomats called it a criminal offense for Ukraine to fight against its own people who demand that their lawful rights are provided.
“Current events demonstrate persistent unwillingness of Kiev’s authorities to organize a dialogue with Ukrainian regions, which is necessary for the country,” the statement reads.
19:15 GMT:
The Kiev delegation is not going to discuss Ukraine internal affairs at the upcoming Geneva four-party talks with the US, the EU, and Russia, Ukraine’s permanent representative to the UN, Yury Klimenko, told journalists, Interfax reported.
“The major goal of the negotiations, which we plan to hold, is the de-escalation [of the conflict], and a search of ways to settle the situation,” he said.
He underlined, in particular, that Kiev will not discuss the federalization of Ukraine – which many activists in eastern Ukraine have been demanding.
“We believe that Ukrainian regions should have more freedoms and the Ukrainian government is now committed to an idea of decentralization, but we are not talking about the federalization,” Klimenko said.
18:32 GMT:
Ukraine's actions against anti-government protesters in the country's eastern region are justified because of the threat to law and order, the White House said on Tuesday.
White House spokesman John Carney praised the Kiev government for saying it intends to move forward gradually and responsibly with a military operation it begun on Tuesday against protesters in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine.
"The Ukrainian government has the responsibility to provide law and order and these provocations in eastern Ukraine are creating a situation in which the government has to respond," Carney told reporters.
The United States continues to plan to participate in talks scheduled for Thursday between the Russian and Ukrainian governments, the United States and the European Union, Carney said.
"We are looking forward to this meeting on Thursday to see whether or not there is - the potential, anyway - for moving forward on diplomatic resolution," Carney said. (Reuters)
17:51 GMT:
Hundreds of local residents supporting anti-government activists have headed to the airfield in Kramatorsk to blockade Ukrainian troops controlling the area, RIA Novosti reports. According to the agency, the people are mostly civilians carrying Russian and Donetsk flags, but some are also carrying firearms.
Donetsk region activists reporting on live internet channels say that the people have surrounded the airfield.
17:41 GMT:
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the UN and the international community to condemn Kiev’s “unconstitutional” actions in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin’s press-service said in a statement.
“Vladimir Putin stressed that the Russian side is expecting the UN and the international community to condemn Kiev’s unconstitutional actions [in eastern Ukraine],” the statement read.
Putin spoke on the phone with UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon and discussed the escalating tensions in Ukraine prompted by Kiev’s security operation.
"The Secretary-General ... underlined that any deepening of the crisis would be profoundly detrimental for all concerned; hence the need for everyone to work to de-escalate the situation," Ban's press office said in a statement.
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