Let’s stop shooting, shall we?
WHAT can you say to the families of the many people killed during Ukraine’s month-old “ceasefire”? At least 331 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have died since September 5th, when the government and the rebels agreed to stop fighting. Among the dead were a Donetsk teacher caught in shelling and Laurent DuPasquier, a Swiss worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross. The true toll may be even higher.The worst of the latest violence is centred around the Ukrainian-held airport in Donetsk, once a sleek symbol of progress, now a wasteland of rubble. Another hotspot is …read more
Source: The Economist
