Ukraine president not ready to give autonomy status to Donbass territories

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a press-marathon at a food market in Kiev, Ukraine October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich - Copyright GLEB GARANICH(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 10/10/2019 - 22:32•Updated 26/04/2024 - 21:15

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KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he was not ready to give autonomy status to territories in the eastern Donbass region of Ukraine.

Zelenskiy is trying to bring peace to the Donbass region, where Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed forces are fighting a conflict that has killed more than 13,000 people in five years.