Fighting in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Russia-backed rebels eased Tuesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Kyiv for a week of intense clashes that threatened to unravel a shaky cease-fire.
Putin, on a visit to Russia-annexed Crimea, claimed Ukrainian troops and hardware are massing in the southeast. Russian media quoted Putin as saying he hoped the situation in east Ukraine would not deteriorate into large-scale clashes.
Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said for the first time in three days rebel attacks on their positions numbered less than 100.
Motuzyanyk said attacks decreased across most of the front line, but less …read more
Source: Voice of America
