BRUSSELS: The EU on Monday insisted all parties must fully implement the Minsk ceasefire accords to restore peace in Ukraine, after US President Donald Trump stoked fresh concerns he could take a softer line on Russia.
Trump repeated over the weekend he wanted to work with President Vladimir Putin to fight the Islamic State group, and drew fire from across the US political spectrum by playing down alleged political assassinations in Russia.
The White House also raised eyebrows by referring to “Ukraine’s long-running conflict with Russia”—a framing of the situation that former national security advisor Susan Rice publicly criticized as a “distortion …read more
Source: The Manila Times
