BRUSSELS – NATO head Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday there was still a risk of heavy fighting in Ukraine and urged Russia to halt its support for pro-Moscow rebels.In recent weeks there has been an upsurge in fighting in a conflict which has already killed some 6,500 people, despite a February ceasefire brokered in Minsk which has been regularly breached.”Ceasefire violations persist. There is still a risk of a return to heavy fighting,” Stoltenberg said on the second day of a NATO defence ministers’ meeting at its Brussels headquarters. …read more
Source: AsiaOne
