Ukraine's Southeast seeks to restore constitutional order, thousands gather in Kharkov. [View all]

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Source: RT News

The public gathering of deputies from local councils of southeastern Ukraine have declared they are taking responsibility for constitutional order in the country, as thousands of people have assembled in the city of Kharkov. “We, the local authorities of all levels, the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol region decided to take responsibility for ensuring the constitutional order and the rights of citizens on their territory,” their resolution said.

The Kharkov public gathering has announced a number of measures local authorities should take in response to the developments in Kiev. They should take full responsibility for all decision in respective regions with no regard to authorities in Kiev until the constitutional order in Ukraine is restored, a resolution of the gathering says. They authorities should take measures to protect arms depots and prevent their take-over and looting by radical opposition activists.

The deputies have criticized the decision adopted by the Parliament (Verkhovna Rada) in the last few days, saying they are raising doubts about its legitimacy. The gathering says the legislative acts may have been passed involuntary and are neither legitimate nor lawful. The resent decisions of the national parliament were taken in conditions “of terror, threats of violence and death,” the resolution says. Meanwhile, citizens are encouraged to form local militias to protect public order. Local authorities are to fund and support those militias. Over 10, 000 people have gathered at the city’s Sport Palace, where a total of 3,477 deputies have been holding a meeting.

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Read more: http://rt.com/news/thousands-gather-eastern-ukraine-252/

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Looks like another power block has emerged within the Ukrainian nation. It is, of course, too early to speak of what Americans might call "secession," but this is certainly an indication of the deeply felt divisions within that troubled country.