Ukraine To Restart 'Anti-Terrorism Operation'
Ukraine's acting president orders renewed military action against pro-Russian separatists after two "tortured" bodies are found.
新聞背景:
4月6日以來,烏克蘭東部地區(qū)局勢惡化,不斷發(fā)生地方政權(quán)機(jī)關(guān)辦公樓被持槍抗議者占領(lǐng)的情況,烏克蘭當(dāng)局將這些抗議者視為“恐怖分子”,于13日決定讓軍隊(duì)參與此前由警方開展的“反恐行動(dòng)”。
美國副總統(tǒng)拜登當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間4月21日造訪烏克蘭,稱美方將會(huì)向?yàn)蹩颂m提供多方面援助。同日,代行總統(tǒng)職務(wù)的烏克蘭議長圖爾奇諾夫要求軍隊(duì)和警方恢復(fù)在本國東部地區(qū)的“反恐行動(dòng)”。俄羅斯方面對此表示,烏克蘭當(dāng)局應(yīng)盡快采取行動(dòng)履行日內(nèi)瓦文件,取消對平民使用軍隊(duì)的命令。
拜登稱,美國永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)承認(rèn)“俄羅斯對克里米亞的非法占領(lǐng)”,美國將為一個(gè)統(tǒng)一的烏克蘭而努力。俄羅斯外交部則稱,拉夫羅夫?qū)死锉硎?,烏克蘭必須采取緊急措施,執(zhí)行旨在化解烏克蘭危機(jī)的日內(nèi)瓦協(xié)議。
Katie Stallard's been to the funeral of 3 people killed on Sunday in that checkpoint shooting north of Donetsk in the town of Slavyansk. Her report include images of open caskets at the service.
Even on the steps of church outside their funeral, they can't agree how these men died. The man with a microphone says they were killed by a knife. He's interrupted by a man in a balaclava in the crowd.
He says there was a sniper, there was a machine gunner, they were killing us with gunfire, not with a knife. These were professional, he says.
Death to the murderer, they chant.
Inside for all of the orthodox grandeur and the reverence, there are mourners and cameras side by side. Priests and journalists standing next to each other. For each family, this is a personal tragedy. But what's happening here in a small town in eastern Ukraine has consequences much further afield. Russia says this proves the authrotities in Kiev are losing control. The government there says the checkpoint shooting was fabricated that all sides must abide by the Geneva peace deal agreed last week. But no one is really listening to them here.
The exact circumstances in which these men died remains far from clear, but to people here, it doesn't really matter, they believe that they died defending this town, they are honouring them here today as local heroes, and Geneva accord means absolutely nothing to people here.
What can I say? there's not gonna be a way out. It's them who are sending people in kill our kids. They talked about a United Ukraine, but there's no United Ukraine.
I want it to be calm of our town so people can leave their houses and I would not be afraid to work outside with my baby. We met the self-proclaimed mayor of Slavyansk nearby, his bodyguards carrying assault rifles, and wearing the Russian victory ribbon. He said he doesn't answer to Kiev.
We do not recognize the Kiev, we can't even call them a government. They are not the authorities for the majority of people in Ukraine, particularly here in Slavyansk.
He said if Russia won't send peacekeepers, they would like weapons that they have plenty of people here ready to fight.
And then they carry them out of the church to a round of applause. They chanted glory to the heroes of Donbass.