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20.5.2014
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20.5.2014
The head of the Donetsk city administration, Oleksandr Lukyachenko, has warned that presidential voting is threatened in 127 of 426 precincts. Authorities have been unable to organize sufficiently, and Lukyachenko said election commission members have been targeted for blackmail and intimidation, including "daily threats." Separatists threatened to burn down a school and hang its headmaster if it serves as a polling station, he added.
Lukyachenko said he hoped to negotiate with representatives of the "Donetsk People's Republic" to avoid such threats and violence.
Lukyachenko said he hoped to negotiate with representatives of the "Donetsk People's Republic" to avoid such threats and violence.
12:18
20.5.2014
Our service and other services say only around 400 people turned out for the "Peace for Donbas" gathering at Akhmetov's 52,000-seat Donbass Arena.
12:09
20.5.2014
And here's more on support for various presidential candidates ahead of the May 25 voting:
11:57
20.5.2014
A fresh survey by Russian state pollster VTsIOM suggests that 70 percent of Russians believe that the separatist "self-defense" units in eastern Ukraine are the creation of local residents, while 14 percent believe Russian military or intelligence services support such forces.
11:41
20.5.2014
Remember, Ukrainian elections are this Sunday.
11:31
20.5.2014
Video from @BishopK of horns sounding in downtown Donetsk around noon in response to Akhmetov's call. It's a bit underwhelming.
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20.5.2014
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20.5.2014