Russia called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council Tuesday to urge that international community take urgent measures to improve humanitarian conditions in eastern Ukraine, where the government and Russian-backed separatists have been fighting for months. Some Council members accused Russia of being the cause of the crisis it seeks to contain.
Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin noted that nearly 800,000 Ukrainians have sought refuge in Russia since early this year. He said Moscow is prepared to take on this “great burden” without outside help.
In eastern Ukraine, where the U.N. says nearly 4 million people live in areas …read more
Source: Voice of America
