Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Wednesday of attempting to break a six-month-old peace agreement, with a rebel official warning of the threat of “big war” if the ceasefire crumbles.
Ukraine’s allies expressed particular concern this week after the Ukrainian military reported the heaviest rebel artillery attacks in six months and fresh fighting near the strategic port city of Mariupol.
Rebels have, in turn, accused government troops of increased shelling in defiance of the peace deal, brokered in Minsk, Belarus, in mid-February to end a conflict in which over 6,500 have been killed. “We unfortunately can see the limitation of …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
