Ukraine’s president accused Russian-backed separatists in the east of failing to respect a ceasefire with Ukrainian troops and called for further sanctions on Russia in comments to a German newspaper expected to be published today.
Attacks have become less frequent since the latest ceasefire came into force in mid-February, but both sides accuse each other of violations. Ukraine’s military said last week that pro-Russian rebels were using the truce to amass heavy weapons.
An agreement signed in Minsk in September called with the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line. “Ukraine has fulfilled every single point of the Minsk agreement. The …read more
Source: New Telegraph
