UK-proposed statement called for inquiry into assault on MariupolDiplomatic tensions escalate along with fighting in eastern UkraineDozens die as rebels shell MariupolJohn Kerry condemns missile attack Russia prevented the UN security council on Saturday from criticising statements by pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels and condemning an upsurge in violence that has claimed dozens of lives in Ukraine, diplomats said. Pro-Russian rebels have launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine where at least 30 people were killed in rocket attacks on Saturday, prompting warnings from the European Union and UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon. Related: Pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk …read more
Source: The Guardian