Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have declined to honour a peace deal brokered in Geneva by the EU and US with Russia. Denis Pushilin, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, told press in Donetsk on Friday (18 April) that his forces will not surrender arms, vacate government buildings, or put off a referendum on independence on 11 May.
EU Observer: Pro-Russia separatists reject EU and US-brokered Ukraine pact
A protester prepares music for the demonstration at the entrance to the Mariupol City Council on April 17.
