Region Weighs Next Step After Ukraine's Referendums

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Region Weighs Next Step After Ukraine's Referendums
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Russia says it respects the result of the referendums (http://mashable.com/2014/05/11/secession-vote-eastern-ukraine/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) that were held in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, in which pro-Russian separatists declared a landslide victory, Reuters reports (http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/12/us-ukraine-crisis-russia-kremlin-idUSBREA4B04O20140512).

See also: Separatists Hold Snap Secession Vote in Rebel-Held Eastern Ukraine (http://mashable.com/2014/05/11/secession-vote-eastern-ukraine/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


"In Moscow, we respect the will of the people of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and are counting on practical implementation of the outcome of the referendum in a civilized manner, without any repeat of violence and through dialogue," a Kremlin statement said (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/05/12/ukraine-succession-referendums/8988155/). Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously asked the separatists delay their referendums — a request they ig**red. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/12/region-weighs-next-step-after-ukraines-referendums/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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