Western leaders are seeking to save the ceasefire deal between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels as the rivals refuse to withdraw heavy weaponry from the established buffer zone as agreed.
The warring sides were scheduled to begin scaling back after midnight on Monday, but both of them said they were not going to do so.
Vladimir Kononov, the ‘so-called’ defence minister of the rebel group; the Donetsk People’s Republic, said the separatists would start withdrawing their heavy weapons “synchronously with the Ukrainian government forces”.
“The two sides should completely withdraw heavy weaponry within the 14 days starting from February 16,” Kononov …read more
Source: Voice Of Nigeria
