David Cameron and other EU leaders have urged the Russian president to criticise elections planned by separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine next month as a key sign of commitment to the fragile peace plan in the region.
Oct. 26, 2014 Parliamentary Election
The Guardian: Putin under pressure to denounce rival elections in Ukraine
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) shakes hands with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko before their meeting with European leaders on Ukraine's crisis, on Oct. 17, 2014 on the sidelines of the 10th ASEM summit in Milan.
