The foreign ministers of Ukraine,
Russia, France and Germany
on Tuesday called for a ceasefire deal to be strictly implemented in eastern Ukraine, where
fighting has persisted since the accord came into effect.
In a joint statement read by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius after
talks in Paris,
the minister urged parties to “start with a total ceasefire and complete
withdrawal of heavy weapons”.
The meeting focused on the situation in the town of Debaltseve,
seized by pro-Russian rebels last week in defiance of the ceasefire meant to
start Feb. 15, as well as fresh attacks on the port city of Mariupol.
“Unfortunately there was no political agreement on how to …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
