Poroshenko offers "amnesty" if fighters disarm, havent committed "grave crimes." Offers "corridor for unarmed mercenaries" to leave #Ukraine
— Kirit Radia (@KiritRadia) June 18, 2014
After calling Putin a "khuilo," Ukrainian foreign minister @ADeshchytsia is to be replaced by Pavel Klimkin, ambassador to Germany.
— max seddon (@maxseddon) June 18, 2014
Neuer ukrainischer Außenminister wird Pawlo Klimkin, bisher Botschafter in Berlin. Mein Text von letzter Woche: http://t.co/eJNvU1z8KU
— Claudia von Salzen (@claudi) June 18, 2014
Important to note that the decision to replace Deshchytsia has nothing to do with a certain statement about Putin, was planned before that.
— Claudia von Salzen (@claudi) June 18, 2014
BBC global news audiences now at record 265m - Big rises in #Russia & #Ukraine: People rejecting the propaganda war? http://t.co/wcSsTjec7v
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) June 18, 2014
The Ukrainian parliament's website said Poroshenko’s office submitted the nomination of Klimkin today to replace acting Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya.
Klimkin's candidacy is expected to come up for a vote later this week.
Klimkin, 47, has been Ukraine's envoy to Germany since 2012.
He is a pro-European diplomat who has played a big part in talks on a political Association Agreement with the European Union.
Poroshenko also nominated Valeriya Hontareva as the new head of the central bank, to replace Stepan Kubiv.
Correspondents say Hontareva is an experienced banker who is respected in business and investment circles.
Her nomination must also be approved by parliament.
#Lavrov: Deaths of #Russia journalists in #Ukraine give signal for launching deescalation http://t.co/KgNMzvOp1r
— MFA Russia (@mfa_russia) June 18, 2014
In a new report issued today, the office also speaks about "worrying trends" emerging in Russian-annexed Crimea.
The document covers the period from May 7 to June 7 and is the third to be produced by the 34-strong UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission since it was deployed to Ukraine in March.
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay urged pro-Russian armed groups in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions to "stop taking themselves, and the people living in their regions, down this dead end."
The report also notes that Crimea residents "known for their 'pro-Ukrainian' position are intimidated” and adds that leaders and activists of the indigenous Crimean Tatars face prosecution and limitations on the enjoyment of their cultural rights.
Since Ukraine launched an offensive against separatists in April, at least 356 people, including 86 Ukrainian soldiers, have been killed, said the OHCHR.
Ukrainian rebels reject ceasefire offer http://t.co/YOyFTIs3A8 for @dpa_intl
— Nikolaus von Twickel (@niktwick) June 18, 2014
Veteran TV man David Chater found neo-Nazis from Russia, Italy in the Azov Battalion in Mariupol http://t.co/JLTuXHJnVL v @novostidnua
— Nikolaus von Twickel (@niktwick) June 18, 2014
@niktwick @novostidnua he called them neo-nazis. he doesn't have anyone on tape saying they believe in national socialism
— James Marson (@marson_jr) June 18, 2014
Happy to meet a son alive. Rotation of volunteers to National Guard of Ukraine, via fb page Discover Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/G5amgQ5T2U
— Kateryna_Kruk (@Kateryna_Kruk) June 18, 2014