Germany’s foreign minister says the situation in Ukraine’s rebel-held eastern regions has again become serious and all sides must respect a cease-fire agreement.
Frank-Walter Steimeier said during a visit to Kazakhstan on Monday that everyone involved in the conflict, including Russia, should resume the fulfillment of the cease-fire agreed to in the Belarussian capital of Minsk in September.
His comments came after European monitors reported convoys of heavy weapons and armor pouring into eastern Ukraine from Russia, along with the heavy shelling of the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk.
The White House voiced “grave concern” Sunday over the reports. U.S. National Security Council spokeswoman …read more
Source: Voice of America
