Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Pro-Russian rebels on Friday vowed to conquer more territory in eastern Ukraine and ruled out peace talks after Kiev retreated from a long-disputed airport, casting aside Europe’s latest push for a truce.The defiant comments from Donetsk rebel chief Alexander Zakharchenko came as Ukraine renewed allegations of Russian army units fighting with rebels across the frontline dividing the war-torn country’s industrial east.Western nations have branded rebel attacks in recent days as a land grab in violation of a September truce, while Washington’s UN envoy dismissed Russian peace efforts as nothing more than a Moscow “occupation plan.”Moscow has …read more
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