SOLEDAR, Ukraine — Ukraine on Tuesday appealed to the West to get “tough” on Russia after separatists it says are militarily backed by Moscow stormed a flashpoint town to attack thousands of troops in violation of a three-day-old ceasefire.
As EU and UN officials expressed concern at the violence in the town of Debaltseve, Russian President Vladimir Putin — who denies having a hand in Ukraine’s insurgency — urged Kiev to permit its beleaguered soldiers to surrender.
“I hope that the Ukrainian authorities are not going to prevent the Ukrainian soldiers from laying down their weapons,” Putin said in a …read more
Source: The Philippine Daily Inquirer
