Western leaders are seeking to save the ceasefire deal between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels as the rivals refuse to withdraw heavy weaponry from the established buffer zone as agreed. The warring sides were scheduled to begin scaling back after midnight on Monday, but both of them said they were not going to do so. Vladimir Kononov, the so-called defence minister of the rebel group the Donetsk People’s Republic, said the separatists would start withdrawing their heavy … …read more
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