Here is today's map of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, according to the National Security and Defense Council (CLICK TO ENLARGE):
Ukraine: separatist leaders can get only temporary immunity
MOSCOW (AP) -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has indicated that Kiev would be willing to offer only temporary immunity for any separatist leaders running in the upcoming elections in the east.
Klimkin said in comments carried by the Interfax news agency on Wednesday that Kiev is willing to announce amnesty in eastern Ukraine but insisted that anyone who committed crimes against humanity will not be covered.
Klimkin's statement comes a day after separatist rebels in the east announced they would postpone local elections that were going to be held shortly, sidestepping a contentious issue that had blocked progress toward a resolution for the war.
The rebels have been unwilling to come in contact with Kiev officials who call them criminals since they are afraid that they would be thrown in jail.