In one and a half weeks, the Ukraine wants to elect a new president – now Russia pulls the legitimacy of the future leaders in doubt. However, a shift of the election was even worse, says Duma President Naryshkin.
Russia does not fully recognize the future Ukrainian president apparently. This has been announced in an interview with state television Rossiya 24 parliamentary speaker Sergei Naryshkin.
“We consider the current Iranian regime as legitimate and of course is also the regime that -., If the election on May 25, takes place at all – is chosen, in my opinion, not the full legitimacy own,” Naryshkin said. The Kiev government would only be lawful if when entering into the needs of people in eastern Ukraine. However, a cancellation of the election was even worse. “We must choose the lesser evil,” said the politician who had met this week with Gregor Gysi in Moscow.
Power struggle in Kiev:Separatists want to prevent presidential election
The Duma Speaker thus manifests itself differently than before President Vladimir Putin. He had called the election in Ukraine as a “step in the right direction.”
On Wednesday afternoon begins in Kiev, the first round of the so-called Round Table. Through the mediation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Ukrainian government should negotiate with their opponents over greater autonomy for the regions. The pro-Russian separatists from the East of the country do not accept the talks, however.
The insurgents have announced “ways and means” to use to prevent the Ukrainian presidential election in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. There the citizens had voted on Sunday in a controversial referendum for self-determination. The leader of the separatists have already announced now to want to push the accession of the Russian Federation.
“I believe that the crisis in Ukraine has progressed too far,” said Parliament chief Naryshkin. “Nevertheless, I believe that it is still possible to limit the escalation of the conflict.”
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