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Voters in rebel-held east Ukraine chose new leaders on Sunday after Russia defied Western calls not to sabotage peace talks and Kiev urged fresh sanctions against the Kremlin. In the Donetsk and Lugansk “People’s Republics” in Ukraine’s industrial east, voters headed to polling stations after a top rebel was killed in a café bombing in August. Campaign posters around the Donetsk rebel stronghold called on people to vote “with Russia in your heart”. Washington and Brussels had asked Russia not to hold what they call “illegal” polls, saying they will further hamper efforts to end a conflict that has killed more than 10,000 people since 2014. Kiev urged the West to punish Russia for violating a 2015 peace agreement, while President Petro Poroshenko called on east Ukrainians to snub the vote “at gunpoint”. But Russia and local authorities rejected the appeals, saying people deserved a chance at a normal life and stressing that the turnout was high. Officials said more than 60% of eligible voters had cast their ballots in the Donetsk stronghold as of 1100 GMT, while turnout stood at more than 50% in the Lugansk region.
Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/ukraine-rebel-regions-vote-for-new-leaders/article25471397.ece
