MINSK – Russias President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that pro-Russian rebels had encircled up to 8,000 Ukrainian troops and expected them to surrender ahead of a ceasefire.Of course, they (rebels) proceed from the assumption that this group will lay down arms and stop putting up resistance, Putin said after marathon talks with the leaders of Germany, France and Ukraine, citing information from separatists.Putin said pro-Russian rebels had encircled a significant group of 6,000 to 8,000 Ukrainian troops.Putin did not specify where the government troops had been encircled but he apparently referred to fighting near the town of Debaltseve, where …read more
Source: Dunya TV
