By David Francis with Sabine Muscat
Fresh violence in Ukraine lessens hopes for peace. There were signs late Tuesday of a nearing agreement to end the conflict between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists. And Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed his attendance at the peace talks in Minsk at the last minute. But new fighting overnight has further dampened hopes for a deal. The Wall Street Journal’s Gregory L. White and Andrey Ostroukh: “On Wednesday morning, a Ukrainian defense official said 19 troops had been killed and 78 wounded outside Debaltseve, a Kiev-held enclave that has been the site of some of the …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
