Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday pro-Moscow rebels should allow Ukrainian government forces safe passage out of the encircled eastern town of Debaltseve but Kiev should not prevent its troops from giving up their weapons. The Russian president did not hold back when asserting how Russian-backed rebels were clearly winning near the crucial railway hub. Speaking at a joint news conference in Budapest with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Putin said the fighting around Debaltseve was to be expected and that it was clear going into peace talks that Ukrainian soldiers were in trouble there. The rebels and government …read more
Source: Business Insider
