Pro-Russian Separatists In Ukraine Reject Disarm Deal
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Friday, April 18, 2014
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A man wearing a military fatigue stands guard outside a regional administration building seized by pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on April 18. Pro-Russian rebels kept their grip on seized government buildings in Ukraine on Friday, a day after Kiev struck a deal with Russia and the West in Geneva on April 17. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/Getty Images)
Despite a deal reached by diplomats in Geneva yesterday, the tense standoff continues today between interim leaders in Kiev and pro-Russian separatists occupying public buildings in more than ten cities in eastern Ukraine.
Separatist leaders say they won’t leave unless the government resigns.
NPR international correspondent Ari Shapiro joins Here & Now’s Robin Young fromĀ Ukraine with the latest updates from Kiev.
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