Poroshenko is Ready to Give Greater Autonomy to the Rebels

Lesson Brief BBC Russian
On September 10, BBC Russian reported that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced that he is ready to grant greater autonomy to the rebel-controlled regions of eastern Ukraine and that new legislation concerning the matter will be presented to the country's parliament next week. Poroshenko emphasized that such a move does not mean that these regions will be allowed to completely separate themselves from Ukraine. Poroshenko also announced that Ukrainian intelligence sources estimate that 70 percent of the Russian troops fighting alongside the rebel forces in eastern Ukraine have left the country.
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