Ukraine Rebels to Propose Vote Delay as Truce Deadline in Peril
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Separatist leaders in Ukraine are to propose delaying local elections by almost four months, signaling the increasing challenges of meeting a year-end deadline for implementing an agreement to resolve the conflict.
The self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic will suggest holding the elections on Feb. 21 at a meeting of the Ukraine contact group in Minsk, the Belarusian capital, on Tuesday, the separatist-controlled DAN news service reported, citing Vladislav Deynego, chief negotiator for the Russia-backed rebels. Donetsk previously announced elections for Oct. 18 and Luhansk set Nov. 1 for its poll after failing to agree on procedures and a date with the government in Kiev.