#Ukraine's interim president Oleksandr #Turchynov cancels visit to Lithuania, calls an emergency meeting with law enforcement ministers
— Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) April 6, 2014
Ukraine's acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, has cancelled a trip to Lithuania scheduled for April 7 to deal with pro-Russia protests in eastern Ukraine.
Turchynov also held an emergency meeting with the heads of law enforcement agencies after protesters in two major eastern Ukrainian cities -- Donetsk and Luhansk -- seized a regional government building and a state security office on April 6.
In Donetsk, a group of protesters barricaded themselves inside the regional administration building.
They threatened to set up a "people's council" and demanded that a referendum like the one held in Crimea be held in the Donetsk region over whether it should join Russia.
In Luhansk, Ukraine's Security Service, the SBU, released six pro-Russia activists who were arrested last month after protesters broke into its office.
Pro-Russia protests were also held in Kharkiv.
!!! BREAKING NEWS !!!
Ukraine's acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has canceled a trip to Lithuania to deal with "separatist" protests in Donetsk and Luhansk.
Sunday pattern that pro-Russian thugs try to stir up trouble in Eastern Ukraine. Heavily supported by Kremlin propaganda machine. And more.
— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) April 6, 2014
If regional council doesn't have a quorum by midnight, separatists say will dissolve it and create a people's council instead tomorrow at 12
— Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) April 6, 2014
Separatists in #Donetsk issue ultimatum to regional govt: hold emergency session by midnight and call referendum on joining Russia
— Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) April 6, 2014
#Ukraine According to pro #Maidan sources police officers in #Donetsk start to defect helping pro #russia'n protesters.
— Steiner (@Steiner1776) April 6, 2014
Government Buildings Stormed In Eastern Ukraine
Protesters in #Donetsk cheer upon learning pro-Russians in #Luhansk negotiated with police the release of their leaders
— Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) April 6, 2014