Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced on Wednesday that Russia had more than 9000 troops and 500 tanks, heavy artillery and armoured personnel carriers in eastern Ukraine.
Poroshenko hurled this accusation during his visit at the World Economic Forum in Davos, which he had to leave earlier due to the renewed escalation of violence in Ukraine, the BBC reports.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry accused the pro-Russian separatists of considerably extending the area under their control and thus violating the Minsk ceasefire agreement.
Moscow denies the accusations, while Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a new peace plan last week, which called for …read more
Source: Novinite
