East Ukraine Militants Snub Geneva Deal On Crisis

The separatists spokesman said that the Kiev government  was "illegal" so they would not go until the Kiev government stepped down

Russia , Ukraine the E.U. and U.S. earlier agreed that illegal military groups in Ukraine must leave official buildings they reached the deal in Geneva

Alexander Gnezdilov , spokesman for the self proclaimed Donetsk people's republic , said his group would evacuate the government building in the Eastern city when the "illegal"Kiev government vacated Parliament and the Presidential administration

A tense standoff continues in Eastern Ukraine , where Pro Russian separatists , many of them armed , are occupying official buildings in at least nine cities and towns

Another protest leader in Donetsk said the separatists would not leave unless Pro European demonstrators in Kiev's Maidan Square packed up their camp first

U.S. President Barack Obama cautiously  welcomed the Geneva deal , but warned  that the U.S. and it's allies were ready to impose new sanctions on Russia if the situation failed to improve

On Friday there were reports of some shooting in Serhiyivka in Donetsk region , Ukrainian paratroopers opened fire to remove a protesters roadblock in Serhiyika , Interfax-Ukraine reported , quoting local sources , the details have not been confirmed

Russia again denies formenting separatism in Eastern and Southern Ukraine