Current president and opposition leaders reached an agreement to unlock the crisis.
by Emiliano Biaggio
President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition parties reached a political peace deal for Ukraine, after days of clashed and riots in which over 100 people remained killed. The 2004 Constitution was declared entered to force, limiting the powers of the person serving as president of the Republic. Yanukovich agreed in fact to give up powers, hold early elections (to be held before the end of the year) and form a government of national unity. Parliament voted already to remove the minister of Internal affairs - considered responsible of using force against the population - a general amnesty for all the protesters and all those have been arrested in the last weeks, and adopted a bill for changes to the legal code that could see the release of Yanukovich's jailed rival, opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko. The deal will was made possible thanks to the mediation of the European Union and Russian efforts to solve a crisis seen with concern even in Moscow. From Brussels come the request to ensure justice. «I call for urgent independent investigations into human rights violations», the first comment by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign affairs and security policy, Catherine Ashton. «Those responsible must be brought to justice». The EU now wants all the main element of the deal can be translated in concrete acts. «Implementation is key», and «it is very important that the elections take place in proper time». Russian reaction were different: president Putin welcomed the deal, but at the same time suspended the economic aid promised to the Ukrainian government because of the uncertainty of the situation. Protesters in Kiev and observers worldwide are concerned about the future of the country: Ukraine remains fragile, and compressed by European and Russian pressures.
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| source: the Indipendent |
President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition parties reached a political peace deal for Ukraine, after days of clashed and riots in which over 100 people remained killed. The 2004 Constitution was declared entered to force, limiting the powers of the person serving as president of the Republic. Yanukovich agreed in fact to give up powers, hold early elections (to be held before the end of the year) and form a government of national unity. Parliament voted already to remove the minister of Internal affairs - considered responsible of using force against the population - a general amnesty for all the protesters and all those have been arrested in the last weeks, and adopted a bill for changes to the legal code that could see the release of Yanukovich's jailed rival, opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko. The deal will was made possible thanks to the mediation of the European Union and Russian efforts to solve a crisis seen with concern even in Moscow. From Brussels come the request to ensure justice. «I call for urgent independent investigations into human rights violations», the first comment by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign affairs and security policy, Catherine Ashton. «Those responsible must be brought to justice». The EU now wants all the main element of the deal can be translated in concrete acts. «Implementation is key», and «it is very important that the elections take place in proper time». Russian reaction were different: president Putin welcomed the deal, but at the same time suspended the economic aid promised to the Ukrainian government because of the uncertainty of the situation. Protesters in Kiev and observers worldwide are concerned about the future of the country: Ukraine remains fragile, and compressed by European and Russian pressures.
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