Russia’s foreign minister has accused the United States of encouraging Ukraine to challenge Moscow.
Sergei Lavrov, in televised remarks Saturday, said “our American colleagues still prefer to push the Ukrainian leadership toward a confrontational path.”
Lavrov said the chances for settling the Ukrainian crisis would have been better if the negotiations only depended on Russia and its European partners.
On Friday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko extended a unilateral cease-fire with pro-Russian separatists for three more days.
Some of the rebels said they would observe a truce as long as the Ukrainian military does.
Prior to his announcement , Ukraine said four of its soldiers were …read more
Source: Voice of America
