Kiev admits its powerlessnessThe speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Oleksandr Turchynov, said today in a meeting with Ukrainian governors that the law enforcement bodies are not able to control the situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.Turchinov added that as the Euromaidan had demonstrated, the use of power does not help in a situation like that. "Locals are involved in the events, they support terrorists and facilitate the capture of administrative buildings and destabilization," the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada said.A political scientist, Sergei Slobodchuk, the director of the Slobodchuk and Partners company said that one of the reasons for the authorities recognizing their failure to control the situation in the country could be their desire to postpone presidential elections until next autumn. At the same time, Turchinov recognized that the authorities cannot comply with the Geneva agreement's obligations, the analyst believes.The speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Oleksandr Turchynov, said today in a meeting with Ukrainian governors that the law enforcement bodies are not able to control the situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
Turchinov added that as the Euromaidan had demonstrated, the use of power does not help in a situation like that. "Locals are involved in the events, they support terrorists and facilitate the capture of administrative buildings and destabilization," the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada said.
A political scientist, Sergei Slobodchuk, the director of the Slobodchuk and Partners company said that one of the reasons for the authorities recognizing their failure to control the situation in the country could be their desire to postpone presidential elections until next autumn. At the same time, Turchinov recognized that the authorities cannot comply with the Geneva agreement's obligations, the analyst believes.
