After ten days of ceasefire, the Ukrainian Parliament (Rada) ratified a very significant new bill, introduced by President Poroshenko, that
guarantees a “special status” based on a degree of self-rule for the self-proclaimed separatist territories, the Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics”, for a period of 3 years allows for policing by local militias in specially designated areas of self-rule provides protection (yet to be defined) for Russian language permits local governments’ autonomy in establishing and strengthening of “good neighbourly relations” with Russia promises Kiev funding to rebuild the regions (not specified amount and/or conditions) sets the date for local elections: December 7
This post was published at True Economics on September 16, 2014.
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