KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian military spokesman on Sunday dismissed a call for a ceasefire by a separatist leader, saying this could only take place once rebels had shown “white flags” and surrendered. Meanwhile the separatists stepped back from their earlier talk of a possible ceasefire and said the Ukrainian army had first to end military action. Government forces on Sunday tightened the circle around the rebels’ main redoubt, the big industrial city of Donetsk. Residents there reported heavy shelling from early in the morning. A senior leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic had said on Saturday that the …read more
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