: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Fears for Ukraine’s ceasefire as clashes with Russia-backed rebels intensify


Neither side seems to expect an end to the conflict, and both were trying to shore up their positions before the deadlineFighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebel militias in the east of the country intensified on Saturday as fears grew for the durability of a ceasefire agreement that was due to take effect at midnight on Saturday.The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine had backed the truce as part of a peace plan agreed in Minsk on Thursday, but fighting escalated in the hours before it came into effect. According to Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, Vladimir Putin, the …read more

Source: The Guardian

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