The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, and Germany have reached an agreement to provide European security monitors access to eastern Ukraine, where fighting has raged on despite an internationally brokered cease-fire.
A German government statement said Tuesday the agreement was reached during a conference call between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The statement said the leaders agreed on unspecified “concrete steps” that will provide access to officials with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which is monitoring the shaky cease-fire.
Pro-Russian rebels have surrounded and continue to attack the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, …read more
Source: Voice of America
