A Ukrainian tank is transported to the front line near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, on February 5, 2015. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)Paris and Kiev, Reuters—The leaders of Germany and France announced a new peace plan for Ukraine on Thursday, planning to fly together to Kiev and Moscow with a proposal to resolve the conflict that could be “acceptable to all.”
The coordinated trip by Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande comes as rebels advanced on a railway hub held by Ukrainian troops after launching an offensive that scuppered a five-month-old ceasefire.
With Washington talking of arming Ukraine for the first time, …read more
Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT