Ukrainian forces battled pro-Russian rebels for territory yesterday on one of the bloodiest days in the 10-month war ahead of a pivotal peace summit on the conflict. The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany are to meet shortly in Minsk for what the EU foreign policy Chief Federica Mogherini said would be a “turning point for good or bad”.
Dozens of people were reported killed in the run-up to the summit, the climax of a frantic diplomatic push to prevent the worst East-West crisis since the end of the Cold War from escalating. Germany said the meeting, the most intensive …read more
Source: New Telegraph
