The Ukrainian government says there will be no cease-fire talks with pro-Russian separatists in the east until the rebels completely lay down their arms.
A statement released Tuesday by Defense Minister Valery Heletey expressed a growing confidence in Kyiv that it was gaining momentum against the separatists in a three month old uprising that has left over 400 people dead.
Separatist forces dug in Monday in the city of Donetsk, building barricades and erecting checkpoints along main roads as they retreated from the city of Slovyansk, which was seized by the Ukrainian military on Saturday.
As Ukrainian forces pushed …read more
Source: Voice of America
