A year after Crimean annexation, threat of conflict remains
MOSCOW — A fragile cease-fire in eastern Ukraine was coming under increased strain on Wednesday as pro-Russian rebels accused Kiev of violating a plan to give them significantly increased autonomy. The dispute risked casting war-torn eastern Ukraine back into a hot conflict after more than three weeks of relative peace. The immediate disagreement Wednesday stemmed from a law passed a day earlier by Ukraine’s parliament that rebels say does not give them as much freedom as they were promised in the peace plan. Fighting on the ground has significantly increased in recent days.Read full article >> …read more
Source: The Washington Post
