MOSCOW: International observers still witness fighting and the use of banned weapons in eastern Ukraine months after a cease-fire deal was signed, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe said on Thursday. More than 9,000 people have been killed in fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government troops which has been raging since April 2014, according to the latest UNreport. Alexander Hug, OSCE deputy chief monitor in Ukraine, told reporters on Thursday both parties in eastern Ukraine continue to flout the September cease-fire deal signed in Minsk, Belarus, that also included withdrawing heavy and mid-caliber weaponry. “Instead of redoubling efforts …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
