Western groups like the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are not recognizing the Nov. 2 vote for leadership of the self-declared republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, so there are no traditional monitors observing the self-styled elections.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Meet the ‘racists’ monitoring eastern Ukraine’s unrecognized vote
Alexander Zakharchenko (R), Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and presidential candidate, speaks to media during a press conference in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Nov. 2, 2014.
