‘Ukraine’s regions should have more power’

Ukraine’s prime minister has told leaders in the east of the country he is committed to allowing regions to have more powers.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk told reporters he favours a peaceful solution to the stand-off with Russia, but left it unclear how his ideas differ from the demands of protesters occupying government buildings in the east or from Moscow’s advocacy of federalisation.

He also left the door open to storming the buildings occupied by armed men, even though a two-day deadline announced earlier this week has passed.