. Mr. Axworthy said Ukrainians in those areas should be allowed to cross the border to vote, but Russian occupiers have employed aggressive tactics to prevent them from doing so.“I think the Russians really are abusing the human rights of these people," Mr. Axworthy said."They have an important right to vote, and I think they are doing everything in their power to try to undermine it.”
“We had discussions with some of the observers who were talking about how in the areas around some of the checkpoints there were land-mine fields that people see as a real risk,” Mr. Axworthy said. In February, two people were killed and a third injured when a minibus hit a landmine while crossing the border between Ukraine and Donetsk, in the Donbass region. The passengers were returning to the rebel-controlled region after collecting their pensions in Ukraine.
“We’re used to our ways of free elections. ... But maybe not as prepared or as conscious as we should be of how disruptive this can be," Mr. Axworthy said.A comedian and actor with no political experience led the Ukrainian presidential race after the first round of votes on Sunday.
globepolitics 'In particular, Tejler said at a press conference in Kyiv on February 6 that Ukraine's stance as for not allowing Russian observers to work at the presidential elections is against OSCE principles, according to an UNIAN correspondent.'
globepolitics 'Citing security reasons, Kiev has refused to open polling stations at five diplomatic missions in Russia, where more than 2.5 million Ukrainian nationals live.'
globepolitics According to Axworthy, residents of Crimea are not allowed to vote in the Ukrainian elections. Much like residents of Maine are not allowed to vote in the Canadian elections. Crimea voted to join Russia (80% in favour?) and therefore would be ineligible to vote in Ukraine.
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