Ukraine committed to peace plan: Poroshenko
More than 4,000 people have died in the war, which has sparked the biggest diplomatic crisis.
Kiev (AFP) - Ukraine s President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday insisted that Kiev remains committed to a battered peace plan for the war-torn east despite controversial elections held by pro-Russian rebels.
"Ukraine remains a firm supporter of the peace plan," Poroshenko told a meeting of his security chiefs. However, "other participants" of the Russian-supported truce accord, are not meeting their obligations, he said.
The elections in two unrecognised statelets in eastern Ukraine on Sunday were backed by Russia, but condemned by Ukraine, the United States, EU powers and the head of the United Nations.
Poroshenko said the "pseudo" elections had "torpedoed" a key provision in a September 5 peace deal offering rebels wide autonomy, while preserving Ukraine s integrity.
The September accord, signed in Minsk, was meant to pave the way for an end to the seven month separatist conflict with a ceasefire and ultimately political settlement.
Alexander Zakharchenko -- the newly elected leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People s Republic -- takes the oath of office during an inauguration ceremony in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on November 4, 2014
Constant ceasefire violations have already undermined the truce, with fighting breaking out again Tuesday near the rebel-held city of Donetsk.
More than 4,000 people have died in the war, which has sparked the biggest diplomatic crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War.
