Kiev (AFP) – The peace process in Ukraine is being “threatened” by pro-Russian separatists who have virtually encircled Ukrainian troops in the key battleground town of Debaltseve, President Petro Poroshenko said early Sunday, shortly after the start of an agreed ceasefire.”Unfortunately, the peace process is threatened, the rebels will use Debaltseve to undermine the ceasefire,” Poroshenko said during a meeting with the army chief of staff broadcast live on television, after ordering the military to implement the ceasefire from midnight (2200 GMT Saturday).”As supreme commander of the armed forces, I want peace,” Poroshenko added.A surge in fighting around the strategic …read more
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