INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Administration Deputy Chief of Staff Sergei Kiriyenko to the area.It is believed to be the first time that a Kremlin official has publically
advocated for the Ukrainian region to become part of Russia
report also said that said Kiriyenkopromised to give locals Russian passports and public payments from the Russian budget during his visit
to a United Russia volunteer center in Kherson.The city of Kherson and its surrounding districts were the first major Ukrainian region to
are being tortured.Tamila Tasheva, the Ukraine presidency's permanent representative in Crimea, said the bulk of those being held were
"journalists and militants" who organized "pro-Ukrainian gatherings" in the city of Kherson and its surrounding region.The Kremlin on
Tuesday denied a state media report based on anonymous sources that the status of occupied territories would be non-negotiable in future
peace talks with Ukraine.AFP contributed reporting.
