Ukrainian servicemen prepare their ammunition at a position on the front-line near the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on January 26, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO)Kiev and St. Petersburg, Reuters—Russian-backed rebels advanced to encircle a Ukrainian army garrison town on Monday in a new offensive that has again unleashed all-out war after a five-month ceasefire and brought threats of new Western sanctions against Moscow.
The United States and the European Union are considering new measures after accusing Russia of openly supporting the latest rebel advance with money, arms and troops on the ground.
Ambassadors of NATO countries and Ukraine met in Brussels …read more
Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
