DONETSK, Ukraine: The latest push for peace in Ukraine appeared moribund on Thursday after initial talks failed to agree when the warring sides should meet again to try ending the eight-month pro-Russian revolt.
Negotiations mediated by European and Russian envoys in the Belarussian capital Minsk broke up after more than five hours on Wednesday with the separatists reporting progress on only one of the four points.
That scuppered a plan for both sides to gather yesterday in order to sign a comprehensive agreement reinforcing a Sept 5 truce deal that was followed by 1,300 more deaths.
Donetsk separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko told reporters …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
