Ukraine peace drive hits first bump, but Moscow says `Normandy' summit possible | EurActiv - Oct. 10, 2019 |

Ukraine refused to pull back troops in its restive east, saying for the second time this week that continued shelling by pro-Russian separatists there precluded the implementation of a disengagement agreement.

Moscow, however, said the door was still open for a fresh meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany (the so-called Normandy Four) to discuss resolving the five-year-long conflict in the Donbass region, in which UN monitors say more than 13,000 people have been killed.

In a breakthrough this month, negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the rebels agreed that Kyiv would grant the rebel region special status and hold local elections there. Under the agreement, rebel fighters and Ukrainian troops would also pull back from the line of contact.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's decision to support the peace plan previously rejected by Kyiv has triggered protests in Ukraine, with some opponents accusing him of capitulation. Zelenskiy has said he would "never betray Ukraine".

Ukraine crisis: Opposition leader Klitschko booed in Kiev | BBC News - Feb. 21, 2014 |

Ukrainian opposition leader Vitaly Klitschko has been booed by anti-government protesters in Kiev's Independence Square, hours after signing a deal with President Viktor Yakukovych aimed at ending the country's political crisis.

The agreement means a presidential election would be called earlier than planned, by the end of 2014.

However one activist from the Right Sector, a radical group, took to the stage to demand that Mr Yanukovych resign even earlier - by 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT) on Saturday.