Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has ordered the withdrawal of all state services, including funding for hospitals and schools, from rebel-held areas in the country's eastern regions, media reported Sunday.
Poroshenko issued a decree that also asked parliament to revoke a law granting self-rule to the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, BBC reported.
The decree calls for parliament to cancel the "special status" law granted under a ceasefire in September.
Poroshenko's ruling says all state companies and institutions should end their work in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions within a week.
It also says Ukraine's central bank is to close down all banking services -- including card operations -- in some areas within a month.
The decree comes as President Vladimir Putin was rebuked by Western leaders at the G20 summit in Australia over Russia's role in Ukraine.
The self-proclaimed people's republics of Donetsk and Luhansk held elections Nov 2 that were denounced as illegal and in violation of the September truce by Poroshenko and the European Union (EU).
The rebels said Alexander Zakharchenko was elected regional head in Donetsk, while Igor Plotnisky secured a victory in Luhansk.
