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18.4.2014
A bill from Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, saying that a bill on the amnesty for pro-Russian activists has been put before parliament:
Уряд вніс до ВР законопроект про амністію для всіх, хто здадуть зброю, вийдуть з приміщень і розбудовуватимуть країну http://t.co/Dx8Jg5sV6q
— Arseniy Yatsenyuk (@Yatsenyuk_AP) April 18, 2014
15:22
18.4.2014
Yatsenyuk and Turchynov have been making a joint address to the nation. RFE/RL's news desk has more:
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and acting President Oleksandr Turchynov have spoken about constitutional reform in a joint television address.
Yatsenyuk said in today's address that part of the comprehensive constitutional reform his government is planning includes the decentralization of power, which would strengthen the authority of the country's regions and local councils.
Yatsenyuk also said Kyiv would "accord special status to the Russian language and guarantee to protect it."
Yatsenyuk called for national unity and appealed for people to refrain from violence.
Yatsenyuk also called on the country's parliament to approve a bill granting amnesty to participants in protests in the eastern part of the country who were taken into custody.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and acting President Oleksandr Turchynov have spoken about constitutional reform in a joint television address.
Yatsenyuk said in today's address that part of the comprehensive constitutional reform his government is planning includes the decentralization of power, which would strengthen the authority of the country's regions and local councils.
Yatsenyuk also said Kyiv would "accord special status to the Russian language and guarantee to protect it."
Yatsenyuk called for national unity and appealed for people to refrain from violence.
Yatsenyuk also called on the country's parliament to approve a bill granting amnesty to participants in protests in the eastern part of the country who were taken into custody.
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