KIEV (AFP) – A two-day-old truce in Ukraine was under threat Monday as fighting raged around a strategic railway hub and other violations were reported, jeopardising an agreement to start withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline.The European Union, which backed the new peace effort brought about last week through painstaking mediation by France and Germany, pleaded that the shooting needs to stop.The bloc also imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, which it accuses of militarily backing the pro-Russian rebels fighting Ukraines government troops in a bid to carve out separate republics in the east.Russia, which denies involvement in the conflict, vowed …read more
Source: Dunya TV
