October 2019Ukraine conflict: Anger as Zelensky agrees vote deal in east
Hundreds of Ukrainians have protested after President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had backed an agreement that would bring elections to territory controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
Mr Zelensky came to power promising to end the five-year conflict in the east which has left 13,000 people dead.
Any vote would be under international standards and would not be held "under the barrel of a gun", he said.
Nationalists rallied in Kiev with banners demanding "no capitulation".
BBC
Almost forgot about this. This was back in 2019, when all the Donetsk and Lugansk were asking for, was a special status (autonomy under Ukrainian flag).
A few hundred "nationalists" (the guys in the photo ), that look like some sort of a right-wing militia to me, considering the age, short-hair cuts and camouflage, prevented Zelensky's peace making attempt.
