Russia is violating an internationally-agreed ceasefire in Ukraine “again and again”, NATO’s chief said on Wednesday, accusing Moscow of continuing to arm separatists in the conflict at the centre of East-West tensions.
Some European governments are eager to lift the economic sanctions that the West has levied on Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis.
But the assertions by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg of continued fighting andRussian support would make it difficult to ease any penaties under the terms of the Minsk peace deal.
“The ceasefire is violated again and again, and this is of great concern,” Stoltenberg told a news conference …read more
Source: Cyprus Mail