Ukraine Tycoon-Turned-Governor Warns of Risks of Cease-Fire Ihor Kolomoisky Says New Demarcation Lines Could Lead to Enduring De Facto Rebel State Mr. Kolomoiskys curtailed ambitions mirror a wider fatigue in Ukraine with the war after evidence of a more direct intervention by Russian forces in August. Mr. Poroshenko has noted that the Ukrainian army lost 65% of its heavy equipment in recent fighting. With military aid refused by the U.S. and Europe, a cease-fire and negotiations are the only chance Kiev has to regain the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk. But the rebels dont appear to be interested in re-integration with Kiev. As a concession to the rebels, Mr. Poroshenko pushed through a law offering limited autonomy for the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that rebels want to make an independent state. The law was so controversial that deputies voted on it in a closed session of parliament in Kiev. Mr. Kolomoisky said that if Ukraine doesnt soon regain control of its border with Russia, rebel-held territory could soon become similar to the Russian-backed Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria, which has issued its own currency and doesnt recognize the Moldovan seat of government in Chisinau.The demarcation line and the autonomy of the rebel-held territory is meant to be temporary, he said. But a looming danger, he said, is creeping permanence. Mr. Kolomoisky said Ukraine would have a much more difficult time than Moldova in luring its breakaway territory back into the fold, because Ukraines breakaway state would share a long border with Russia. online.wsj/articles/ukraine-tycoon-turned-governor-warns-of-risks-of-cease-fire-1411949596
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:29:09 +0000
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