MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday he suspected Ukraine was preparing a new offensive against pro-Moscow separatists in east Ukraine following an upsurge in fighting.
Clashes near the port city of Mariupol and the rebel-held town of Gorlivka have put further strain on a fragile ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and the separatists.
“We are worried by the developments in recent days which strongly recall preparation for more military actions,” Lavrov told a news conference, accusing Kiev of breaking the terms of a ceasefire.
“It was like that in August last year when Ukrainian soldiers received the order …read more
Source: Newsweek
