The pro-Russian activists are reluctant to surrender in eastern Ukraine

Yulia Timoshenko, presidential candidate and former Prime Minister of Ukraine, moved to Donetsk on Friday to meet with the leaders of the so-called ” People’s Republic of Donetsk” (RPD), which coordinates the movement Federalists and pro-Russian separatist protests this important industrial and mining region defying the interim leaders of the state in Kiev.

The Motherland Party leader thus became the first representative of the Ukrainian political elite traveling to Donetsk with the intention to “understand ” as stressed in a press conference after talks with Governor Sergey Taruta and before meeting with leaders of the RPD. Although a spokesman said the meeting is reached not occur, at least three rebel leaders were in control policy, as one of them, in a “short and protocol ” meeting in Donetsk hotel that has moved Provincial Administration headquarters, occupied by the pro-Russian on 6 April.

Earlier, representatives of the RPD had rejected the agreement reached yesterday in Geneva by the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, the European Union and USA. Commenting on the agreement, Denis Pushilin, one of the government members of the RPD said to vacate the occupied buildings, it is necessary to previously central interim authorities in Kiev do the same with the seat of the presidency and the seat of government, they occupied after the ” coup ” of February.

DPR members do not consider legitimate the chairman Olexandr Turchinov or Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk, nor accepted the presidential elections of May 25, and who insist that a referendum be held before self-determination, which is scheduled for May 11.

For now, as it is conceived, the query consists of a single question on the status of the Donetsk region. So far there have been successful attempts DPR extend the invitation to other regions such as Kharkov and Lugansk. The lack of progress in extending the consultation suggests that RPD leaders are finding it difficult to expand their support base, although so far have managed to focus on a single question (about greater autonomy and self-determination) and exceeded tempted to add another on the future direction of the region, whether maintenance or incorporation in Ukraine to Russia.

DPR representatives stated that the eviction of buildings should also be done after a constitutional reform that ensures federalism and the position of the Russian language in Ukraine. On disarmament, saying that this should be generalized and they can not be treated as “terrorists” those who protest in the East and as heroes those who protested in Kiev Maidan. Pushilin accused the West of double standards and Alexandr Jriakov, another member of the board of the RPD denied that Russia was militarily helping the RPD. ” The Russian bear is us,” he said.

Timoshenko said that ” Russia’s leaders only understand the language of force,” but said that there are opportunities to unlock the situation, using agreements Ginebra.Las central authorities in Kiev do not recognize the referendum, as the Ukrainian legislation does not provides local consultations.

“In Lugansk is very difficult to organize the referendum from the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine,” said one of the leaders of the RPD, noting that the building where the protest is coordinated in that region is more complicated situation and allows less freedom of movement than the Provincial Admininistración Donetsk. ” Some cities and territories of neighboring regions want to join us,” said a spokesman for the RPD, indicating that it was not decided what to do with their localities desgajaban corresponding administrative units to support the RPD.

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