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War and peace factions are at odds in Ukraine.
The war factions claim Putin cannot be trusted but the peace factions have finally had enough of war. The likely loss of Mariupol within weeks was simply too much to take.
One thing is certain, more killing will only make matters worse.
Ukraine Offers Amnesty to Rebels, 3 Years of Limited Self-Rule
RTE reports Eastern Ukraine Offered Three Years of Limited Self-Rule.
Ukraine’s president has offered parts of the country’s separatist east limited self-rule for three years under the terms of a peace plan reached with Russia.
Petro Poroshenko’s official website said the pro-Western leader told top lawmakers the proposal would be part of a broader deal with pro-Russian rebels signed on 5 September.
He intended to formally submit it to parliament on Tuesday.
The bill also extends the right of people in the rebel-held Luhansk and Donetsk regions to use Russian in state institutions and conduct local elections on 9 November, according to media reports.
The bill further permits the regions to “strengthen good neighbourly relations” between local authorities and their counterparts in Russia.
It protects from criminal prosecution “participants of events in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions” – appearing to apply to both the insurgents and Ukrainian government troops – and allows regional councils to appoint local judges and prosecutors.
The bill also promises to help restore damaged infrastructure and to provide social an economic assistance to particularly hard-hit areas….
