NEWSLINK: Russia says it wants east Ukraine to stay with Kiev under reformed constitution

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[“Russia says it wants east Ukraine to stay with Kiev under reformed constitution” – Reuters – Dec. 16, 2014]

Reuters reports on Russian calls for Ukrainian constitutional reform to provide greater autonomy for eastern regions impacted by separatists.  They cite comments from an interview with Interfax by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Moscow wants Ukraine to carry out … constitutional reform to allow more autonomy to Russian-speaking eastern regions that would then stay with Kiev … Lavrov said ….

… Lavrov said Ukraine needed a constitutional reform “with the participation of all regions and all political powers” that would allow the two rebellious eastern regions to remain part of the country.

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