Avdiivka (Ukraine), Feb 4 : US President Donald Trump was to hold his first talks with Ukraine’s leader today as a surge in fighting killed dozens refocusing world attention on the conflict in Europe’s backyard. The phone conversation comes as the death toll hit 35 following a week of clashes between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed insurgents in a level of bloodshed unseen in the eastern war zone since 2015.
The violence erupted as Trump seeks to build a friendship with Russia’s Vladimir Putin with some analysts linking the escalation to the potential thaw in ties. The scheduled call — which will …read more
Source: India.com
