Addressing the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky repeated his plea for Western support, while indicating his openness to hold local elections in the separatist-held regions of Donetsk and Lugansk together with the rest of the country in October.
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EurActiv: Zelensky wants ‘legitimate’ local elections in Donetsk, Luhansk
A serviceman guards a queue of voters at a polling station in Donetsk, in the separatist-held area of eastern Ukraine on Nov. 11, 2018, as Kremlin-backed separatists choose their new leaders despite Western calls on Moscow not to sabotage peace talks.
