Eastern Ukraine Separatist Vote

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  Russia Asks Moscow Residents To Vote On Pro-War Names For Square Outside US Embassy: Report

  Officials in Russia's capital city have asked residents to vote on a list of three names for the currently untitled square that all honour the Russian-backed separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine.

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  Ukraine Rebel Leaders Sworn In, Kiev Says Peace Plan Violated

  Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged swearing in ceremonies for their leaders on Tuesday after votes dismissed as a farce by Kiev, which says they violated terms of a peace plan to end a war that has killed more than 4,000 people.

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  Germany Calls on Russia to Respect 'Unity' of Ukraine After Vote

  German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on Russia Monday to respect "the unity of Ukraine" in the wake of elections held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.

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  Pro-Russia Rebels Vote for Leaders in Eastern Ukraine

  Pro-Russian rebels elected a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine on Sunday in a vote President Petro Poroshenko called "a farce."

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  US Condemns Eastern Ukraine Separatist Vote

  The United States said Friday it would not recognise weekend elections planned by pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, where more than 4,000 people have been killed according to new UN figures.

• In Eastern Ukraine, Most Voters Dream Only of Peace

  Voters in eastern Ukraine had one thing on their mind as they voted in Sunday's parliamentary election: an end to months of conflict between pro-Russian separatists and government forces.

• Ukraine Voters Seek Leader to Save Nation, Rebels Block Vote in East

  Ukrainians voted on Sunday for a president they hope will save their country from bankruptcy, dismemberment and civil war, but eastern cities were turned into ghost towns where armed separatist fighters kept polling stations shut.

• Ukraine: 500 Rebels Attack Government Troops; 20 Killed

  Russia will recognize the outcome of Ukraine's presidential vote this weekend, President Vladimir Putin promised Friday, voicing hope that Ukraine's new leader would halt the military operation against separatists in the east.

• Francois Hollande Condemns Ukraine Referendums as 'Null and Void'

  French President Francois Hollande on Sunday denounced separatist votes by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine as "null and void".

• Vote for Self-Rule Would Spell Disaster, Ukraine Tells Rebels

  Acting Ukrainian President Oleksander Turchinov told eastern regions gripped by a pro-Russian uprising that they would be courting catastrophe if they voted "yes" in a separatist referendum on Sunday.

• Brent Above $108 on Supply Woes, May Post Second Weekly Loss

  Pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine ignored a public call by Russian President Vladimir Putin to postpone a referendum on self-rule, declaring they would go ahead on Sunday with a vote that could lead to war. Investors are worried that any spread of the conflict could disrupt supply from world's top oil producer Russia.

• Ukraine Rebels Ignore Putin Call to Delay Self-Rule Vote

  Pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine ignored a public call by Russian President Vladimir Putin to postpone a referendum on self-rule, declaring they would go ahead on Sunday with a vote that could lead to war.