- Thousands of protesters in East Ukraine shouted pro-Russia slogans seeking more autonomy from Kiev.
- Protesters marched through streets of Donetsk, a coal mining area of Ukraine.
- Protesters sought a time frame for referendum on forming a ‘Donetsk Republic’ within Ukraine and release of pro Russia activists.
- Ahead of proposed 50% hike in gas and electricity prices in May, for a $41 billion IMF bail out to Ukraine, protestors sought a roll back of hike.
- Protestors unfurled a Russian flag atop the regional govt building.
- Crimea referendum sparked the protests in Russians speaking pockets of east, south Ukraine.
- Protests in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Lugansk and Odessa have been blamed on ‘agents’ of Kremlin, accused of fomenting trouble.
- Russia backs demand for turning Ukraine into a federation to prevent its split.
Exams Perspective:
- Ukraine crisis
- Crimea Referendum
- Donetsk region
- Russian Roadmap for Ukraine