Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine are holding elections considered by Kyiv and the West “illegal” and a “mockery.”
RFE/RL: Ukraine separatists hold polls criticized by Kyiv, the West
A man holds his ballot paper as he leaves a booth at a polling station in Donetsk, in the separatist-held area of eastern Ukraine on Nov. 11, 2018, as Kremlin-backed separatists chose their new leaders despite Western calls on Moscow not to sabotage peace talks.
