Luhansk Regional Council head: Ukraine needs federalization, decentralization not enough

May 17, 2014, 4:11 p.m. | Interfax-Ukraine

Russian-backed insurgents control the checkpoint near the village of Izvarino near the Russian border on May 14.
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The decentralization of the government system in Ukraine being proposed by Kyiv cannot affect the situation in the eastern parts of Ukraine, says Valeriy Holenko, the chairman of Luhansk Regional Council.

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