Thousands protest Ukraine leader's peace plan

Thousands rally in Ukraine’s Kiev to protest broader autonomy for separatist territories in the east as part of President Zelenskiy’s peace plan to end a war with Russian-backed fighters

People burn flares during a rally against the approval of the so-called Steinmeier Formula, in Kiev, Ukraine, October 6, 2019.

The country's 41-year-old president is gearing up to hold his first summit with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin in an effort to revive a stalled peace process to end the five-year separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine. Protesters in Kiev's Independence Square said that agreeing to give broader autonomy to the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic would mean surrendering Ukraine's interests."We want to put an end to the occupation, to the decisions that are being fast-tracked."

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