Ukrainian government soldiers sit on top of their armored vehicle driving in Artemivsk, Ukraine. AP PHOTO/PETR DAVID JOSEK
Rebels say cease-fire doesn’t apply to Debaltseve
BY ANTON ZVEREV AND VLADIMIR SOLDATKIN
The Associated Press
LUHANSKE, Ukraine – Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kiev to let its soldiers surrender to pro-Russian rebels, who spurned a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine and fought their way on Tuesday into the town of Debaltseve, encircling thousands of government troops.
A peace deal reached at all-night talks in the Belarussian capital Minsk last week had all but unravelled, with both sides failing to begin pulling back heavy guns as required after …read more
Source: The News
