(ANSA-AP) - KIE, OCTOBER 2 - Ukraine's former president has
accused the current government of betraying the country's
interests by signing accords with Russian-backed separatists in
eastern Ukraine.
Petro Poroshenko, who left office earlier this year after
losing the presidential election to comedian Volodymyr
Zelenskiy, told reporters Wednesday that the agreement with the
separatists is "playing into Russia's hands." Poroshenko said
Ukraine did not receive any guarantees that it would regain
control of all of its border with Russia but instead committed
itself to holding a local election in an area it does not even
control. Zelenskiy on Tuesday hailed the accords as a major step
toward resolving the five-year conflict between the separatists
and government troops that has killed more than 13,000 people
since 2014. He insisted the election in eastern Ukraine would be
held only after Ukraine regains control of the border.
(ANSA-AP).
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