The European Union and United Nations condemned plans to hold elections in rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine on Oct. 29, with the EU explicitly denouncing Moscow's support for the separatists' plans.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: EU, UN condemn Ukraine rebels’ election plans
A pro-Russia separatist repairs a damaged BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle in the village of Lukove near Novoazovsk, eastern Ukraine, on Oct. 29, 2014.